Where does “bunkring” come from?
bunkring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bunkre, from Norwegian Bokmål bunker, from English Bunker, from English bunk, from English bunkum, from English buncombe, from English Buncombe County.
bunkring (Norwegian Bokmål): bunkering
Definitions
- bunkering
Ancestry of “bunkring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bunkre | to bunker fill the bunkers of a ship with fuel |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | bunker | indefinite plural of bunke; bunker |
| 3 | English | Bunker | A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks |
| 4 | English | bunk | One of a series of berths or beds placed in... |
| 5 | English | bunkum | Senseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense;... |
| 6 | English | buncombe | Alternative spelling of bunkum |
| 7 | English | Buncombe County | — |