Where does “pêl-fasged” come from?

pêl-fasged (Welsh) comes from Welsh pêl, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pêl-fasged (Welsh): basketball

Definitions

  1. basketball

Ancestry of “pêl-fasged”, step by step

pêl-fasged traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh pêl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpêlball; sphere, orb, cannon-ball; world, earth
2Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
3Latinpīlusa hair
4Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
5Proto-Italicpistlom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Welsh basged

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbasgedbasket
2EnglishbasketA lightweight container, generally round, open at...
3Middle EnglishbasketA basket; The amount that fits in a basket
4Anglo-Norman Frenchbascat
5Late Latinbascaudakettle, table-vessel
6Proto-Celticbaskibundle, load
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰask-bundle, band
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom