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
- Enough to fill a bushel
Ancestry of “bushelful”, step by step
bushelful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bushel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bushel | A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight... |
| 2 | Middle English | busshel | bushel volume measure |
| 3 | Old French | boissel | bushel |
| 4 | Old French | boisse | a sixth of a bushel |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | bostia | handful; small box; reliquaire |
| 6 | Gaulish | bostyā | handful |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | bostā | palm, fist |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷosto- | — |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |