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Old Norse
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. Has been considered related to Proto-Germanic *plataz, *platjaz (“patch”) (whence Gothic 𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄𐍃 (plats, “patch, rag”), English plot), also of uncertain origin, though perhaps related to Vulgar Latin *plattus (“flat”). Another theory relates the word to Proto-Celtic *bledyos (“wolf”), while the connection to Proto-Slavic *poltьnò (“linen, cloth”) is doubted by de Vries due to the variety of derived forms in Old Norse.[1]
Noun
piltr m
- a boy or a young man
Descendants
References
- ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “piltr, piltungr”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 425
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “piltr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive