Where does “busshel” come from?

busshel (Middle English) comes from Old French boissel, from Old French boisse, from Medieval Latin bostia, from Gaulish bostyā, from Proto-Celtic bostā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto-.

busshel (Middle English): bushel volume measure

Definitions

  1. bushel volume measure

Ancestry of “busshel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchboisselbushel
2Old Frenchboissea sixth of a bushel
3Medieval Latinbostiahandful; small box; reliquaire
4Gaulishbostyāhandful
5Proto-Celticbostāpalm, fist
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷosto-—

Words derived from “busshel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bostā →Every word from Gaulish bostyā →