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Where does “bundle” come from?

Bundle comes from Middle English bundel, from Middle Dutch bondel, from Proto-Germanic bundil-, derived from Proto-Germanic bundą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-.

bundle (English): A group of objects held together by wrapping or...

Definitions

  1. A group of objects held together by wrapping or...

Ancestry of “bundle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbundel—
2Middle Dutchbondel—
3Proto-Germanicbundil-—
4Proto-Germanicbundąbundle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bundle”

  • unbundle
  • bindle
  • bundler
  • subbundle
  • bindlestiff
  • microbundle
  • bundlesome
  • myobundle
  • bundleware
  • unbundler
  • hexabundle
  • bibundle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →