Where does “jolt” come from?
Jolt comes from Middle English jollen, of unknown origin and meaning.
jolt (English): To push or shake abruptly and roughly; To knock...
Definitions
- To push or shake abruptly and roughly; To knock...
Ancestry of “jolt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -t | Forms the past tense and/or past participle of... |
| 2 | Middle English | -t | Forms the past tense and past participle of certain weak verbs |
| 3 | Old English | -t | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |