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Where does “puls” come from?

puls (Dutch) comes from English pulse, from Middle English pulse, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

puls (Dutch): A pulse

Definitions

  1. A pulse

Ancestry of “puls”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpulseA normally regular beat felt when arteries are...
2Middle Englishpulse—
3Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
4Latinpellō—
5Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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