Where does “Fußpilz” come from?

Fußpilz (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.

Fußpilz (German): athlete's foot, tinea pedis

Definitions

  1. athlete's foot, tinea pedis

Ancestry of “Fußpilz”, step by step

Fußpilz 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 fuß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfußfoot
2Middle High Germanvuoȥa foot
3Old High Germanfuoȥfoot
4Proto-West Germanicfōtfoot
5Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwósEvery word from Latin pullus
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