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
Ancestry of “bolca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | bolzen | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | bolz | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bolz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *bolt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bultaz | bolt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeld- | to knock, strike |