Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “pellez” come from?

pellez (Middle High German) comes from Old High German pelliz, from Latin pellicia, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Ancestry of “pellez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanpelliz—
2Latinpellicianominative feminine singular of pellicius;...
3Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
4Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “pellez”

  • Pelzmantel
  • bepelzt
  • Pelz
  • Pelzhandschuh
  • pelzig
  • Faulpelz
  • pelc
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