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
- magic mushroom
Ancestry of “Zauberpilz”, step by step
Zauberpilz 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 |