Where does “פּעלצן” come from?

פּעלצן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פּעלץ, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

פּעלצן (Yiddish): made of fur; plural of פּעלץ

Definitions

  1. made of fur; plural of פּעלץ

Ancestry of “פּעלצן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפּעלץfur
2Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
3Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγρα →