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Where does “bunt” come from?

bunt (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German bunt, from Old Saxon bund, from Proto-Germanic bundą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bunt (Swedish): bundle, bunch

Definitions

  1. bundle, bunch

Ancestry of “bunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbunt—
2Old Saxonbund—
3Proto-Germanicbundąbundle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bunt”

  • bunta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →