An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Pelz

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Pelle

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Pelz

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Pelz.

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2527884An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — PelzJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Pelz, masculine, from the equivalent Middle High German bellîȥ, belz, pelz, masculine, ‘fur,’ borrowed in the 10th century (Old High German pellĭȥ) from the equivalent Middle Latin-Romance pellicia, ‘fur’; compare Italian pelliccia, French pelisse. It corresponds to Anglo-Saxon pylce, English pelt.