Where does “boltsprit” come from?
boltsprit (English) comes from English bowsprit, from Middle Low German bochspret, from Middle Low German boch, from Proto-Germanic bōguz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.
boltsprit (English): Alternative form of bowsprit
Definitions
- Alternative form of bowsprit
Ancestry of “boltsprit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | bowsprit | A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bochspret | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | boch | bow of a ship |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bōguz | upper arm, shoulder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰāǵʰus | arm |