Where does “bultsax” come from?

bultsax (Swedish) comes from Swedish bult, 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.

bultsax (Swedish): a bolt cutter

Definitions

  1. a bolt cutter

Ancestry of “bultsax”, step by step

bultsax traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bult

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbultbolt
2Low Germanbolt—
3Middle Low Germanboltebolt
4Old Saxonbolt—
5Proto-West Germanicboltbolt arrow
6Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike

via Swedish sax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsaxa pair of scissors; shears; "short of" saxofon; a...
2Swedishsaxofonsaxophone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bultaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bolt →