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Where does “lunch” come from?

lunch (Dutch) comes from English lunch, from English luncheon — A formal meal served in the middle of the day;...

lunch (Dutch): A lunch, a meal eaten around noon

Definitions

  1. A lunch, a meal eaten around noon

Ancestry of “lunch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlunchA light meal usually eaten around midday, notably...
2EnglishluncheonA formal meal served in the middle of the day;...
Every word from English luncheon →