Pelle

Meaning

skin, peel, mostly with reference to sausages or vegetables, especially potatoes

Concepts

skin

peel

fort

husk

rind

shell

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Synonyms

Haut

Wursthaut

Hülse

Schale

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɛlə/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: pel

In summary

From Middle Low German *pelle, whose existence is assured by the word’s prevalence in eastern dialects of German Low German (and East Central German). It was introduced there by Dutch settlers from Middle Dutch pelle, an old borrowing from Latin pellis (“skin”). Compare modern Dutch pel, pellen.