Where does “bunker” come from?

bunker (Scots) comes from Proto-Germanic bunkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

Ancestry of “bunker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbunkôcrowd; heap, pile; bump, lump
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

Words derived from “bunker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bunkô →