Where does “Zauberpilz” come from?

Zauberpilz (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.

Zauberpilz (German): magic mushroom

Definitions

  1. magic mushroom

Ancestry of “Zauberpilz”, step by step

Zauberpilz 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 Zauber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZaubermagic; spell
2Middle High Germanzouber
3Old High Germanzoubar
4Proto-Germanictaubrąmagic, sorcery
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwósEvery word from Latin pullus