Proto-Celtic

*baskis

‘bundle’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Celtic *baskis.

6 English words in this record descend from Proto-Celtic *baskis, most familiar first.

• pack ← pak ← pak ← *pakko ← *pakkō
• basin ← basyn ← bacin ← *baccinum ← bacca
• basket ← bascat ← bascauda
• packing ← pakkynge ← pakken ← pak ← *pæcca
• packer ← pakkere ← pakken ← pak ← *pæcca
• baste ← basten ← basser ← bacin ← *baccinum

Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *baskis