Where does “basket” come from?
Basket comes from Middle English basket, from Old French bascat, from Proto-Celtic baski, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰask-.
basket (English): A lightweight container, generally round, open at...
Definitions
- A lightweight container, generally round, open at...
Ancestry of “basket”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | basket | A basket; The amount that fits in a basket |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman French | bascat | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | bascauda | kettle, table-vessel |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | baski | bundle, load |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰask- | bundle, band |
Words derived from “basket”