Where does “silmäpultti” come from?

silmäpultti (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.

silmäpultti (Finnish): eyebolt

Definitions

  1. eyebolt

Ancestry of “silmäpultti”, step by step

silmäpultti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pultti

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

via Finnish silmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilmäeye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
2Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
3Proto-Uralicśilmäeye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bultaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bolt →