Where does “Fliegenpilz” come from?
Fliegenpilz (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.
Fliegenpilz (German): fly agaric, Amanita muscaria
Definitions
- fly agaric, Amanita muscaria
Ancestry of “Fliegenpilz”, step by step
Fliegenpilz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Pilz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pilz | mushroom; fungus |
| 2 | Middle High German | bülez | — |
| 3 | Old High German | buliz | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | bulit | accusative singular of buli |
| 5 | Hungarian | buli | party; deal, enterprise, venture |
| 6 | German | Poule | bet sum, wager; a kind of pool, billiards |
| 7 | French | poule | hen; chick, bird; pool |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | pulla | nominative feminine singular of pullus;... |
| 9 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |
via German fliege
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fliege | inflection of fliegen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | fliege | — |
| 3 | Old High German | flioga | fly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fleugǭ | flying insect, fly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |