Where does “cask” come from?
Cask comes from French casque, from Spanish casco, from Spanish cascar, from Latin quasso, from Latin quatio meaning to shake, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t-.
cask (English): A large barrel for the storage of liquid,...
Definitions
- A large barrel for the storage of liquid,...
Ancestry of “cask”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | casque | — |
Words derived from “cask”