Where does “Schlagbolzen” come from?

Schlagbolzen (German) comes from German schlagen, from Middle High German slahen, from Old High German slahan, from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Schlagbolzen (German): firing pin part of the firing mechanism

Definitions

  1. firing pin part of the firing mechanism

Ancestry of “Schlagbolzen”, step by step

Schlagbolzen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schlagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschlagento beat; to hit; to knock; to strike; to punch;...
2Middle High Germanslahento strike
3Old High Germanslahanto hit
4Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via German bolzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbolzenbolt cylindrical pin
2Middle High Germanbolz
3Old High Germanbolz
4Proto-Germanic*bolt
5Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-Every word from Proto-Germanic slahanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic slahan