An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Puls

by Friedrich Kluge

Puls, m., ‘pulse,’ from the equiv. late MidHG. puls, m. and f.; Lat. pulsus (akin to pulsare, ‘to beat’), ‘beat’ (of the pulse), is shown by Du. pols, E. pulse, Fr. pouls, Ital. polso, &c., to be a common term in medicine in the Middle Ages,