Where does “Scheidenpilz” come from?
Scheidenpilz (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.
Scheidenpilz (German): fungal vaginitis, vaginal thrush
Definitions
- fungal vaginitis, vaginal thrush
Ancestry of “Scheidenpilz”, step by step
Scheidenpilz 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 Scheide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Scheide | sheath, scabbard; vagina |
| 2 | Middle High German | scheide | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sceida | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skaiþiju | sheath |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaiþiz | sheath, covering |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |