Where does “bolz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bolz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*bolt—
2Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike

Words derived from “bolz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bultaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *bolt →