An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Pilot

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Pilot
Friedrich Kluge2510458An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — Pilot1891John Francis Davis

Pilot, m., ‘pilot,’ from Fr. pilote, probably through the medium of Du. piloot; the ultimate source is said to be Gr. πηδόν, ‘rudder.’