'batch' originates from Old English, specifically the word 'bæcce,' where 'bæc-' meant 'to bake.'

'bæcce' transformed into the Middle English word 'bacche,' and eventually became the modern English word 'batch.'

Initially, it meant 'a quantity of bread baked at one time,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a quantity or consignment of goods produced at one time.'