Where does “pulttaus” come from?

pulttaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pultata, from Finnish pultti, from Swedish bult, from Low German bolt, from Middle Low German bolte, from Old Saxon bolt, from Proto-West Germanic bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz — to knock, strike.

pulttaus (Finnish): bolting fastening using a bolt

Definitions

  1. bolting fastening using a bolt

Ancestry of “pulttaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpultatato bolt
2FinnishpulttiA bolt, as a metal fastener; A fit of rage
3Swedishbultbolt
4Low Germanbolt—
5Middle Low Germanboltebolt
6Old Saxonbolt—
7Proto-West Germanicboltbolt arrow
8Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bultaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bolt →