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Where does “pels” come from?

pels (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse pilz, from Middle Low German pels, from Latin pellicia, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

pels (Norwegian Nynorsk): A fur; A fur coat

Definitions

  1. A fur; A fur coat

Ancestry of “pels”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepilz—
2Middle Low Germanpels—
3Latinpellicianominative feminine singular of pellicius;...
4Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
5Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “pels”

  • pelsverk
  • vinterpels
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