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Where does “vinterpels” come from?

vinterpels (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk pels, 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.

vinterpels (Norwegian Nynorsk): winter coat

Definitions

  1. winter coat

Ancestry of “vinterpels”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskpelsA fur; A fur coat
2Old Norsepilz—
3Middle Low Germanpels—
4Latinpellicianominative feminine singular of pellicius;...
5Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
6Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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