Where does “bolte” come from?

bolte (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon bolt, from Proto-West Germanic bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.

bolte (Middle Low German): bolt

Definitions

  1. bolt

Ancestry of “bolte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbolt—
2Proto-West Germanicboltbolt arrow
3Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike

Words derived from “bolte”

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