Where does “bunkerless” come from?

bunkerless (English) comes from English Bunker, from English bunk, from English bunkum, from English buncombe, from English Buncombe County.

bunkerless (English): Without a bunker

Definitions

  1. Without a bunker

Ancestry of “bunkerless”, step by step

bunkerless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bunker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBunkerA hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks
2EnglishbunkOne of a series of berths or beds placed in...
3EnglishbunkumSenseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense;...
4EnglishbuncombeAlternative spelling of bunkum
5EnglishBuncombe County

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus
Every word from English Buncombe CountyEvery word from English buncombeEvery word from English bunkum
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