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Where does “buolt” come from?

buolt (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.

buolt (English): Obsolete form of bolt

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of bolt

Ancestry of “buolt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboltA metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical...
2Middle Englishbolt—
3Old Englishboltbolt
4Old English-tūn—
5Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
6Proto-West Germanictūnfence
7Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
8Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
9Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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