Where does “bulta” come from?

bulta (Latvian) comes 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.

bulta (Latvian): arrow; arrow, hand; bolt

Definitions

  1. arrow; arrow, hand; bolt

Ancestry of “bulta”, step by step

bulta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German bolte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanboltebolt
2Old Saxonbolt—
3Proto-West Germanicboltbolt arrow
4Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike

via Middle Dutch bult

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbultbolt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bultaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bolt →