Where does “Eiterbeule” come from?

Eiterbeule (German) comes from German Beule, from Middle High German biule, from Old High German būilla, from Proto-Germanic būlijǭ, from Proto-Germanic būlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

Eiterbeule (German): boil, furuncle

Definitions

  1. boil, furuncle

Ancestry of “Eiterbeule”, step by step

Eiterbeule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Beule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeuleswelling; bump
2Middle High Germanbiule
3Old High Germanbūilla
4Proto-Germanicbūlijǭswelling
5Proto-Germanicbūlǭswelling; bump; boil
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

via German eiter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneiterinflection of eitern: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germaneiter
3Old High Germaneitarpus; poison
4Proto-Germanicaitrąpoison; pus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyd-abscess; tumor, abscess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew-Every word from Proto-Germanic būlǭEvery word from Proto-Germanic būlijǭ