Morpheme
Pelt
Type
free base
Denotation
animal skin or hide
Etymology
Middle English pelt, pelte; of unknown origin but probably from (1) Anglo-Norman pelet, pellet, pelette; Old French pelete, pelette, from pel; Latin pellis + -ete or (2) Anglo-French pelterie; Old French peletrie, from peletier, from pel; Latin pellis
Evidence
pelt, pelted, pelting, peltless, peltmonger, peltry, pelts
