Where does “faska” come from?

faska (Silesian) comes from German fass, from Middle High German vaz, from Old High German faz, from Proto-West Germanic fat, from Proto-Germanic fatą, from Proto-Indo-European pod- — vessel, container.

faska (Silesian): small barrel

Definitions

  1. small barrel

Ancestry of “faska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfasscatch, snatch
2Middle High Germanvaz—
3Old High Germanfazgarment; container; vessel
4Proto-West Germanicfatvessel, container
5Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pod- →