Where does “bolz” come from?

bolz (Middle High German) comes from Old High German bolz, from Proto-Germanic *bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.

Ancestry of “bolz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bolz”

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