Where does “bout” come from?
bout (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bout, from Old Dutch bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.
bout (Dutch): bolt; haunch, leg of an animal as food; fart
Definitions
- bolt; haunch, leg of an animal as food; fart
Ancestry of “bout”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | bout | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | bolt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bultaz | bolt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeld- | to knock, strike |
Words derived from “bout”