Where does “costrel” come from?

costrel (English) comes from Middle English costrel, from Old French costerel, from Old French costeret, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

costrel (English): A bottle of leather, earthenware, or wood, having...

Definitions

  1. A bottle of leather, earthenware, or wood, having...

Ancestry of “costrel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcostrelAny small container or means of storage for liquids; a costrel
2Old Frenchcosterelcontainer for a liquid
3Old Frenchcosteretcontainer for a liquid
4Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
5Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →Every word from Latin costa →Every word from Old French costeret →