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Where does “bunne” come from?

bunne (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman bugne, from Old French bugne, from Frankish bungjo, from Proto-West Germanic bungu, from Proto-Germanic bungô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

bunne (Middle English): wheat cake, bun

Definitions

  1. wheat cake, bun

Ancestry of “bunne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanbugnebump on the head; fritter
2Old Frenchbugne—
3Frankishbungjolittle clump; a swelling, lump, bump; lump, bump,...
4Proto-West Germanicbungulump, clump
5Proto-Germanicbungô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

Words derived from “bunne”

  • bun
  • bunny
  • bunion
  • bunionectomy
  • honeybun
  • bunned
  • bunfight
  • bunless
  • bunioned
  • bunhead
  • honeybunny
  • bunlike
  • bunnyhopping
  • bunny suit
  • bunn
  • bunnyball
  • fuckbunny
  • bun fight
  • rockbun
  • Chelsea bun
  • Easter Bunny
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