Bulwark Definition

Origin of Bulwark

• Middle High German, cognate with German Bollwerk, Danish bolværk, Dutch bolwerk. The first part is akin to bole (“trunk of a tree”). Cognates include boulevard (from French boulevard, from Dutch), Spanish baluarte and Italian baluardo.

  From Wiktionary

• Middle English bulwerk from Middle Dutch bolwerk from Middle High German bolwerc bole plank bhel-² in Indo-European roots werc work (from Old High German werg- in Indo-European roots)

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• Middle English bulwerk from Middle Dutch bolwerk from Middle High German bolwerc bole plank bhel-² in Indo-European roots werc work (from Old High German werg- in Indo-European roots)

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition