Where does “bülez” come from?
bülez (Middle High German) comes from Old High German buliz, from Hungarian bulit, from Hungarian buli, from German Poule, from French poule, from Vulgar Latin pulla, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós — pale, gray.
Ancestry of “bülez”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | buliz | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | bulit | accusative singular of buli |
| 3 | Hungarian | buli | party; deal, enterprise, venture |
| 4 | German | Poule | bet sum, wager; a kind of pool, billiards |
| 5 | French | poule | hen; chick, bird; pool |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pulla | nominative feminine singular of pullus;... |
| 7 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |