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Where does “pelh₂-” come from?

pelh₂- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pelh₂- (Proto-Indo-European): to approach

Definitions

  1. to approach

Ancestry of “pelh₂-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pelh₂-”

  • place
  • felt
  • field
  • placed
  • places
  • appeal
  • flat
  • push
  • fleet
  • impulse
  • replace
  • filter
  • pulse
  • palm
  • pushing
  • Roosevelt
  • Poland
  • replacement
  • apple
  • Polish
  • placement
  • workplace
  • polite
  • Palmer
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