Where does “bushelful” come from?

bushelful (English) comes from English bushel, from Middle English busshel, from Old French boissel, from Old French boisse, from Medieval Latin bostia, from Gaulish bostyā, from Proto-Celtic bostā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto-.

bushelful (English): Enough to fill a bushel

Definitions

  1. Enough to fill a bushel

Ancestry of “bushelful”, step by step

bushelful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bushel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbushelA dry measure, containing four pecks, eight...
2Middle Englishbusshelbushel volume measure
3Old Frenchboisselbushel
4Old Frenchboissea sixth of a bushel
5Medieval Latinbostiahandful; small box; reliquaire
6Gaulishbostyāhandful
7Proto-Celticbostāpalm, fist
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷosto-

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto-Every word from Proto-Celtic bostāEvery word from Gaulish bostyā