Where does “casketful” come from?

casketful (English) comes from English casket, from Norman cassette, from Norman câsse, from Old Northern French casse.

casketful (English): As much as a casket will hold

Definitions

  1. As much as a casket will hold

Ancestry of “casketful”, step by step

casketful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English casket

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcasketA little box, e.g. for jewellery; An urn; A...
2Normancassettecassette
3Normancâssetill
4Old Northern Frenchcasse—

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Old Northern French casse →Every word from Norman câsse →Every word from Norman cassette →