piltr

== Old Norse == === Alternative forms === pilltr === Etymology === Of uncertain origin. Has been considered related to Proto-Germanic *plataz, *platjaz (“patch”) (whence Gothic 𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄 n (plat, “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. === Noun === piltr m a boy or a young man ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: piltur Faroese: piltur Norn: pilk Norwegian Nynorsk: pilt Swedish: pilt → Finnish: piltti Danish: pilt === References === === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “piltr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive [1]