Where does “plastkasse” come from?

plastkasse (Swedish) comes from Swedish kasse, from Old Swedish karse — basket made from bast or rope.

plastkasse (Swedish): a larger plastic bag, a plastic carrier bag (usually for carrying groceries)

Definitions

  1. a larger plastic bag, a plastic carrier bag (usually for carrying groceries)

Ancestry of “plastkasse”, step by step

plastkasse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkassebag
2Old Swedishkarsebasket made from bast or rope

via Swedish plast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishplastplastic; a stiff but usually slightly flexible...
2Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκόςfit for moulding; plastic
Every word from Old Swedish karse →Every word from Swedish kasse →