Where does “hunch” come from?

hunch (English) comes from English hunk, from English Hungarian, from English Hungary, from Middle English Hungary, from Medieval Latin Hungaria, from Latin Ungari — Hungarians.

hunch (English): A hump; a protuberance; A stooped or curled...

Definitions

  1. A hump; a protuberance; A stooped or curled...

Ancestry of “hunch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhunkA large or dense piece of something; A sexually...
2EnglishHungarianOf, from, or pertaining to present-day Hungary,...
3EnglishHungary—
4Middle EnglishHungary—
5Medieval LatinHungariaHungary
6LatinUngariHungarians

Words derived from “hunch”

Every word from Latin Ungari →Every word from Medieval Latin Hungaria →Every word from Middle English Hungary →