bun

bun · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*bʰenǵʰ-“thick, dense, fat”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*bungô
3. Frankish · derived from*bungjo“little clump”
4. Old French · derived frombugne
5. Anglo-Norman · derived frombugne“bump on the head; fritter”
6. Middle English · inherited frombunne“wheat cake, bun”
7. English todaybun

From Middle English bunne (“wheat cake, bun”), from Anglo-Norman bugne (“bump on the head; fritter”), from Old French bugne (hence French beignet), from Frankish *bungjo (“little clump”), diminutive of *bungu (“lump, clump”), from Proto-Germanic *bungô, *bunkô (“clump, lump, heap, crowd”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ- (“thick, dense, fat”). Cognate with Dutch bonk (“clump, clot, cluster of fruits”). More at bunch.

bun · noun²

1. Scottish Gaelic · derived frombun“bottom, butt, stump, stub”
2. Scots · borrowed frombun“tail of a rabbit or hare”
3. English todaybun

Probably from Scots bun (“tail of a rabbit or hare”), which is probably from Scottish Gaelic bun (“bottom, butt, stump, stub”).

bun · verb, noun³

Caribbean pronunciation of burn.

bun · noun⁴

1. Chinese · derived from分“fen”
2. Korean · derived from분
3. English todaybun

From the Revised Romanization of Korean 분 (bun), from Chinese 分 (fèn, “fen”). Doublet of fen.

Bun · proper noun⁵

1. Khmer · derived fromប៉ុន
2. English todayBun

Derived from Khmer ប៉ុន (pon).

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