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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | bolz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *bolt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bultaz | bolt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeld- | to knock, strike |
Words derived from “bolz”