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Where does “bunt” come from?

Bunt comes from Middle English bunten, which developed from Old English buntian, ultimately deriving from Proto-Germanic buntan and Proto-Indo-European roots related to swelling or striking.

bunt (English): The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the...

Definitions

  1. The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the...

Ancestry of “bunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbuttThe larger or thicker end of something; the blunt...
2Middle Englishbutten—
3Anglo-Normanbuterto strike, finish
4Old Frenchboterto push, butt, strike; to strike; to push; thrust
5Old Frenchbouterto strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter
6Frankishbautanto push, strike, beat; to hit, strike; to hit,...
7Proto-West Germanicbautanto beat
8Proto-Germanicbautanąto beat, push
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “bunt”

  • bunter
  • buntline
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