Where does “bulk” come from?

Bulk comes from Middle English bulk, from Old Norse búlki, from Proto-Germanic bulkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ-, a root of uncertain original sense.

bulk (English): Size, specifically, volume; Any huge body or...

Definitions

Size, specifically, volume; Any huge body or...

Ancestry of “bulk”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	bulk	—
2	Old Norse	búlki	the freight or the cargo of a ship
3	Proto-Germanic	bulkô	beam, pile, heap
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰelǵ-	to balk, beam

Words derived from “bulk”

bulkhead
debulk
bulkheaded
bulker
bulklike
bulkheading
outbulk
bulksome
overbulk
bulkage
bulkwise
microbulk
bulken
bulkki
agribulk
bulkish
permabulk
pseudobulk
rebulk
semibulk
conbulker
bulkkitavara
bulkkituote
nonbulkhead

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bulkô →Every word from Old Norse búlki →