Where does “bolt” come from?

bolt (Danish) comes from Low German bolt, from Middle Low German bolte, from Old Saxon bolt, from Proto-West Germanic bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.

bolt (Danish): a bolt threaded

Definitions

  1. a bolt threaded

Ancestry of “bolt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanbolt—
2Middle Low Germanboltebolt
3Old Saxonbolt—
4Proto-West Germanicboltbolt arrow
5Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bultaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bolt →