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

Definitions

  1. to bolt

Ancestry of “bolte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbolta bolt; imperative of bolte
2Middle Norwegianboltrbolt
3Low Germanbolt—
4Middle Low Germanboltebolt
5Old Saxonbolt—
6Proto-West Germanicboltbolt arrow
7Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bultaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bolt →