Where does “bunker” come from?
bunker (French) comes from German Bunker, from English Bunker, from English bunk, from English bunkum, from English buncombe, from English Buncombe County.
bunker (French): bunker
Ancestry of “bunker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Bunker | bunker |
| 2 | English | Bunker | — |
| 3 | English | bunk | One of a series of berths or beds placed in... |
| 4 | English | bunkum | Senseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense;... |
| 5 | English | buncombe | Alternative spelling of bunkum |
| 6 | English | Buncombe County | — |
Words derived from “bunker”