Where does “bolt-hole” come from?
bolt-hole (English) comes from English bolt, from Middle English bolt, from Old English bolt, from Old English -tūn, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum — smoke; mist, haze.
bolt-hole (English): a means of escape; a place of escape or secret...
Definitions
- a means of escape; a place of escape or secret...
Ancestry of “bolt-hole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bolt | A metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical... |
| 2 | Middle English | bolt | — |
| 3 | Old English | bolt | bolt |
| 4 | Old English | -tūn | — |
| 5 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |