Where does “bolt” come from?

bolt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

bolt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bolt

Definitions

  1. a bolt

Ancestry of “bolt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Norwegianboltrbolt
2Low Germanbolt—
3Middle Low Germanboltebolt
4Old Saxonbolt—
5Proto-West Germanicboltbolt arrow
6Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
7Proto-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 →