Where does “bullepees” come from?

bullepees (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-.

bullepees (Dutch): Superseded spelling of bullenpees

Definitions

  1. Superseded spelling of bullenpees

Ancestry of “bullepees”, step by step

bullepees 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- →