Where does “buisset” come from?

buisset (Norman) 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-.

buisset (Norman): bushel

Definitions

  1. bushel

Ancestry of “buisset”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchboisselbushel
2Old Frenchboissea sixth of a bushel
3Medieval Latinbostiahandful; small box; reliquaire
4Gaulishbostyāhandful
5Proto-Celticbostāpalm, fist
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷosto-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bostā →Every word from Gaulish bostyā →