Where does “Basecap” come from?

Basecap (German) comes from German Base, from Middle High German base, from Old High German basa, from Proto-Germanic baswǭ — father's sister, aunt, cousin; father's sister;...

Basecap (German): baseball cap

Definitions

  1. baseball cap

Ancestry of “Basecap”, step by step

Basecap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Base

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBaseA female cousin; paternal aunt; base
2Middle High Germanbase—
3Old High Germanbasafather's sister, paternal aunt, cousin; father's...
4Proto-Germanicbaswǭfather's sister, aunt, cousin; father's sister;...

via German Cap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanCapcap
Every word from Proto-Germanic baswǭ →Every word from Old High German basa →Every word from Middle High German base →