Where does “basketless” come from?

basketless (English) comes from English basket, from Middle English basket, from Anglo-Norman French bascat, from Late Latin bascauda, from Proto-Celtic baski, from Proto-Indo-European bʰask- — bundle, band.

basketless (English): Without a basket

Definitions

  1. Without a basket

Ancestry of “basketless”, step by step

basketless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English basket

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbasketA lightweight container, generally round, open at...
2Middle EnglishbasketA basket; The amount that fits in a basket
3Anglo-Norman Frenchbascat
4Late Latinbascaudakettle, table-vessel
5Proto-Celticbaskibundle, load
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰask-bundle, band

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰask-