Where does “caskful” come from?

caskful (English) comes from English cask, from Middle French casque.

caskful (English): As much as a cask will hold

Definitions

  1. As much as a cask will hold

Ancestry of “caskful”, step by step

caskful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cask

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaskA large barrel for the storage of liquid,...
2Middle Frenchcasque—

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Middle French casque →Every word from English cask →