An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Pelz
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.