Where does “basket” come from?

basket (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman French bascat, from Late Latin bascauda, from Proto-Celtic baski, from Proto-Indo-European bʰask- — bundle, band.

basket (Middle English): A basket; The amount that fits in a basket

Definitions

  1. A basket; The amount that fits in a basket

Ancestry of “basket”, step by step

basket traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Anglo-Norman French bascat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Norman Frenchbascat—
2Late Latinbascaudakettle, table-vessel
3Proto-Celticbaskibundle, load
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰask-bundle, band

via Anglo-Norman bascat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanbascatbasket
2Latinbascaudaa woven mat or vessel to hold basketwork

Words derived from “basket”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰask- →Every word from Proto-Celtic baski →Every word from Late Latin bascauda →