Where does “bulge” come from?
Bulge comes from Old Northern French boulge, a word of unknown ultimate origin whose earliest sense remains unattested.
bulge (English): Something sticking out from a surface; a...
Definitions
- Something sticking out from a surface; a...
Ancestry of “bulge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | bulge | leather bag; hump |
| 2 | Old Northern French | boulge | leather bag |
Words derived from “bulge”