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

  1. Alternative form of bowsprit

Ancestry of “boltsprit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbowspritA spar projecting over the prow of a sailing...
2Middle Low Germanbochspret—
3Middle Low Germanbochbow of a ship
4Proto-Germanicbōguzupper arm, shoulder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōguz →Every word from Middle Low German boch →
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