Where does “bolca” come from?

bolca (Old English) comes from German bolzen, from Middle High German bolz, from Old High German bolz, from Proto-Germanic *bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.

bolca (Old English): gangway

Definitions

  1. gangway

Ancestry of “bolca”, step by step

bolca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bolzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbolzenbolt cylindrical pin
2Middle High Germanbolz—
3Old High Germanbolz—
4Proto-Germanic*bolt—
5Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike

via Proto-West Germanic bolkō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbolkō—
2Proto-Germanicbulkôbeam, pile, heap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bultaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *bolt →