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bundle

a collection of things tied or wrapped together

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Where does the word "bundle" come from? It comes from Middle Dutch bundel, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).

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Where does the word "bundle" come from? It comes from Middle Dutch bundel, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).

Bundle’s story begins in Middle Dutch: bundel meant “bundle.” Related to 'bind'. It reached English by 1300s as bundle. 'bundle of nerves' came in the 1900s. Today, bundle means a collection of things tied or wrapped together.

  1. Stage 1 · Middle Dutch · medieval bundel "bundle", related to 'bind'.
  2. Stage 2 · English · 1300s bundle "things tied together", 'bundle of nerves' came in the 1900s.

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