Where does “bullenpees” come from?

bullenpees (Dutch) comes from Dutch bul, from Middle Dutch bulle, from Old Dutch bullo, from Proto-Germanic bulô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl̥no-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bullenpees (Dutch): a bull's dried sinew; bullwhip, made from the...

Definitions

  1. a bull's dried sinew; bullwhip, made from the...

Ancestry of “bullenpees”, step by step

bullenpees traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbulbull; surly person; great seal affixed to certain...
2Middle Dutchbulle—
3Old Dutchbullo—
4Proto-Germanicbulôbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl̥no-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Dutch pees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchpeesA sinew
2Middle Dutchpesea sinew, tendon, string, pizzle
3Old Dutchpisasinew, string, fibre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰl̥no- →