Where does “latchbolt” come from?
latchbolt (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.
latchbolt (English): A spring-loaded part of a lock that extends from the front of the lock and into a hole in the door frame, or strike, in order to hold the door closed
Definitions
- A spring-loaded part of a lock that extends from the front of the lock and into a hole in the door frame, or strike, in order to hold the door closed
Ancestry of “latchbolt”, step by step
latchbolt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bolt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bolt | named after an early postmaster |
| 2 | Middle English | bolt | — |
| 3 | Old English | bolt | bolt |
| 4 | Old English | -tūn | homestead, village, town |
| 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 |
via English latch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | latch | To close or lock as if with a latch; To catch;... |
| 2 | Middle English | latche | — |
| 3 | Middle English | lacchen | to seize, catch, grasp; to seize, catch |
| 4 | Old English | læċċan | to grasp, take hold of, catch, seize”; to grasp,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lakjaną | To cause to wet; moisten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |