Where does “bòlt” come from?

bòlt (Mòcheno) comes from Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

bòlt (Mòcheno): wood, woodland

Definitions

  1. wood, woodland

Ancestry of “bòlt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwalt—
2Old High Germanwaldforest
3Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
4Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →
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