Where does “bunch” come from?

Bunch comes from Middle English bunche, of unknown origin.

bunch (English): A group of similar things, either growing...

Definitions

  1. A group of similar things, either growing...

Ancestry of “bunch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbunche—
2Proto-Germanicbunkōbump, lump
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

Words derived from “bunch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bunkō →