Where does “pleier” come from?

pleier (Old French) comes from Latin plicāre, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pleier (Old French): Alternative form of ploiier

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ploiier

Ancestry of “pleier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplicāre—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pleier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →