Bunch
/bʌntʃ/noun
A cluster of things fastened, grouped, or growing together.
Did you know?English bunch is first recorded in the 16th century and likely developed from a dialect word meaning a swelling or lump, which is why it originally carried the sense of something bulging together rather than just a neat group.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*bunk-
“A lump, swelling, or protuberance (reconstructed root often proposed for related dialect forms).”
Middle English
English
bunch(e)
“A lump, swelling, or cluster.”
16th Century
English
bunch
“A cluster or bundle of things joined together.”
Modern English
English
bunch
“A group of things or people gathered together.”