Where does “bunke” come from?
bunke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse bunki, from Proto-Germanic bunkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
bunke (Norwegian Nynorsk): a heap or pile
Ancestry of “bunke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | bunki | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bunkô | crowd; heap, pile; bump, lump |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰenǵʰ- | thick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰen- | to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to... |