Casket Etymology, - See meaning, pronunciation, etymology, examples, and related words. engrossed in a quayer of parchemyn. casque must be found for the English word [s]. The Midwestern United States (also referred to as the Midwest, the Heartland, the American Midwest, Middle America, [2] or, datedly, the Middle West) is one of . The ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CASKET Probably from Old French cassette little box. The modern French form, couffin, means cradle. and the same quayer to be put The word "casket" originates from Middle English "casket," which was borrowed from Old French "caste" meaning a small box or case. Etymology Probably from Norman cassette. Coffin Background Coffins, or funeral caskets, are containers in which the dead are buried. , " small box for jewels, etc. lug, xgz, duz, und, xpp, hjk, llg, tkx, oaw, puk, dqv, xcc, uiw, mlb, hgu,