Etymology

bult

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Today it means: A ridge or small hill. Full definition →

Afrikaans bult ← Dutch bult
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bult · noun1

  1. Dutch · derived frombult
  2. Afrikaans · borrowed frombult
  3. English todaybult

From Afrikaans bult, that from Dutch bult.

Bult · proper noun2

* As a Dutch surname, from several placenames derived from bult (“bump, hump”). * As an English and Dutch surname, variant of Bolt.

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