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

Definitions

  1. a heap or pile

Ancestry of “bunke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebunki—
2Proto-Germanicbunkôcrowd; heap, pile; bump, lump
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bunkô →