Where does “basker” come from?

basker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Spanish basco, from Latin vasco, from Latin Vascones, from Ancient Greek Οὐάσκωνες — Vascons.

basker (Norwegian Bokmål): a Basque

Definitions

  1. a Basque

Ancestry of “basker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishbascoObsolete spelling of vasco
2LatinvascoVascon
3LatinVasconesVascones
4Ancient GreekΟὐάσκωνεςVascons
Every word from Ancient Greek Οὐάσκωνες →Every word from Latin Vascones →Every word from Latin vasco →
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