Where does “bult” come from?

bult (Swedish) comes 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.

bult (Swedish): bolt

Definitions

  1. bolt

Ancestry of “bult”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanbolt
2Middle Low Germanboltebolt
3Old Saxonbolt
4Proto-West Germanicboltbolt arrow
5Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike

Words derived from “bult

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld-Every word from Proto-Germanic bultazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic bolt
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