Where does “kruisboogbout” come from?

kruisboogbout (Dutch) comes from Dutch bout, from Middle Dutch bout, from Old Dutch bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.

kruisboogbout (Dutch): crossbow bolt

Definitions

  1. crossbow bolt

Ancestry of “kruisboogbout”, step by step

kruisboogbout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboutbolt; haunch, leg of an animal as food; fart
2Middle Dutchbout—
3Old Dutchbolt—
4Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike

via Dutch kruisboog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkruisboogcrossbow; ogival arch
2Middle Dutchcruysboge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bultaz →Every word from Old Dutch bolt →
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