Where does “bout” come from?

bout (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.

Ancestry of “bout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbolt—
2Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike

Words derived from “bout”

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