Where does “Poule” come from?

Poule (German) comes from French poule, from Vulgar Latin pulla, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

Poule (German): bet sum, wager; a kind of pool, billiards

Definitions

  1. bet sum, wager; a kind of pool, billiards

Ancestry of “Poule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoulehen; chick, bird; pool
2Vulgar Latinpullanominative feminine singular of pullus;...
3LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

Words derived from “Poule”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Latin pullus →