Where does “Bolzen” come from?

Bolzen (German) comes from Middle High German bolz, from Old High German bolz, from Proto-Germanic *bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.

Bolzen (German): bolt; penis

Definitions

  1. bolt; penis

Ancestry of “Bolzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbolz—
2Old High Germanbolz—
3Proto-Germanic*bolt—
4Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bultaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *bolt →