Where does “basseng” come from?

basseng (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French bassin, from Middle French bassin, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin baccinum, from Late Latin bacca — wine jug.

basseng (Norwegian Bokmål): a pool; a basin

Definitions

  1. a pool; a basin

Ancestry of “basseng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbassinpond, ornamental lake, basin; bowl, bedpan; basin
2Middle Frenchbassinbasin
3Old Frenchbacinbasin
4Vulgar Latinbaccinumwide bowl
5Late Latinbaccawine jug

Words derived from “basseng”

Every word from Late Latin bacca →Every word from Vulgar Latin baccinum →Every word from Old French bacin →