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==Etymology==
− It is [[inh|ang|bolt|t=short, stout arrow with a heavy head]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Proto-Germanic *bultaz,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) source also of Old Norse bolti, Dutch bout and German [[m|de|Bolzen]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) perhaps originally an arrow or missile, from PIE *bʰeld-, to knock, strike, as in Lithuanian beldžiu, I knock.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) Hoad calls it of unknown origin.^(Hoad 1986)
+ It is [[inh|ang|bolt|t=short, stout arrow with a heavy head]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[gem-pro|*bultaz]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) source also of [[non|bolti]], [[nl|bout]] and German [[m|de|Bolzen]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) perhaps originally an arrow or missile, from [[ine-pro|*bʰeld-]], to knock, strike, as in [[lt|beldžiu]], I knock.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) Hoad calls it of unknown origin.^(Hoad 1986)
==Earliest recorded meaning==