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 cylindrical pin

Definitions

  1. bolt cylindrical pin

Ancestry of “bolzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbolz—
2Old High Germanbolz—
3Proto-Germanic*bolt—
4Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike

Words derived from “bolzen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bultaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *bolt →
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