Where does “Birkenpilz” come from?

Birkenpilz (German) comes from German Pilz, from Middle High German bülez, from Old High German buliz, from Hungarian bulit, from Hungarian buli, from German Poule, from French poule, from Vulgar Latin pulla — pale, gray.

Birkenpilz (German): birch bolete

Definitions

  1. birch bolete

Ancestry of “Birkenpilz”, step by step

Birkenpilz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pilz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPilzmushroom; fungus
2Middle High Germanbülez
3Old High Germanbuliz
4Hungarianbulitaccusative singular of buli
5Hungarianbuliparty; deal, enterprise, venture
6GermanPoulebet sum, wager; a kind of pool, billiards
7Frenchpoulehen; chick, bird; pool
8Vulgar Latinpullanominative feminine singular of pullus;...
9LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

via German birke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbirkebirch tree
2Middle High Germanbirke
3Old High Germanbirkaa birch tree
4Proto-West Germanicbirkijābirch
5Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwósEvery word from Latin pullus