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Bundle

2 stages from Middle Dutch to English.

Today it means a collection of things tied or wrapped together

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

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