Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

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”

  • boutkogel
  • bout
  • bouten
  • boud
  • schattebout
  • strijkbout
  • schietbout
  • kruisboogbout
  • achterbout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- →