Where does “ブッシェル” come from?
ブッシェル (Japanese) comes from English bushel, from Middle English busshel, from Old French boissel, from Old French boisse, from Medieval Latin bostia, from Gaulish bostyā, from Proto-Celtic bostā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto-.
ブッシェル (Japanese): bushel dry measure
Definitions
- bushel dry measure
Ancestry of “ブッシェル”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bushel | A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight... |
| 2 | Middle English | busshel | bushel volume measure |
| 3 | Old French | boissel | bushel |
| 4 | Old French | boisse | a sixth of a bushel |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | bostia | handful; small box; reliquaire |
| 6 | Gaulish | bostyā | handful |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | bostā | palm, fist |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷosto- | — |