Where does “Pantherpilz” come from?

Pantherpilz (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.

Pantherpilz (German): panther cap, Amanita pantherina

Definitions

  1. panther cap, Amanita pantherina

Ancestry of “Pantherpilz”, step by step

Pantherpilz 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 Panther

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPantherpanther, black panther a leopard or other big cat with black fur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwósEvery word from Latin pullus