Where does “Bollwerk” come from?

Bollwerk (German) comes from Middle Dutch bolwerk — bulwark, bastion.

Bollwerk (German): bulwark, rampart, stronghold, fortress, bastion

Definitions

  1. bulwark, rampart, stronghold, fortress, bastion

Ancestry of “Bollwerk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbolwerkbulwark, bastion
Every word from Middle Dutch bolwerk →