'chunk' originates from the Old Norse word 'kǫnkr,' where 'kǫnkr' meant 'lump or mass.'

'kǫnkr' transformed into the Middle English word 'chonke,' and eventually became the modern English word 'chunk.'

Initially, it meant 'lump or mass,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a thick, solid piece of something.'