Where does “bun” come from?
Bun derives from English burn, which comes from Chinese 分, Old Irish bun, Frankish bungjo, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European roots bʰuH-, bʰrew-, bʰer-, and bʰen-.
bun (English): A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced; A...
Definitions
- A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced; A...
Ancestry of “bun”, step by step
bun traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English bunne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bunne | wheat cake, bun |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | bugne | bump on the head; fritter |
| 3 | Old French | bugne | — |
| 4 | Frankish | bungjo | little clump; a swelling, lump, bump; lump, bump,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bungu | lump, clump |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bungô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰenǵʰ- | thick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰen- | to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to... |