Where does “bolte” come from?
bolte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bolt, from Middle Norwegian boltr, from Low German bolt, from Middle Low German bolte, from Old Saxon bolt, from Proto-West Germanic bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.
bolte (Norwegian Bokmål): to bolt
Ancestry of “bolte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bolt | a bolt; imperative of bolte |
| 2 | Middle Norwegian | boltr | bolt |
| 3 | Low German | bolt | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | bolte | bolt |
| 5 | Old Saxon | bolt | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bolt | bolt arrow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bultaz | bolt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeld- | to knock, strike |