Where does “Pilzwolke” come from?

Pilzwolke (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.

Pilzwolke (German): mushroom cloud

Definitions

  1. mushroom cloud

Ancestry of “Pilzwolke”, step by step

Pilzwolke 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 wolke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwolkecloud, made of steam, ash, smoke or anything that resembles such a mass (may also be Schwaden or Schwade in this sense)
2Middle High Germanwolkencloud
3Old High Germanwolkan—
4Proto-Germanicwulkanącloud
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Latin pullus →