Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*bʰask-
3 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *bʰask-, most common first.
- basketA lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
- fasciaA wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in low-slope roofing.
- bastInner bark of a tree from which rope is traditionally made.