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Where does “kaster” come from?

kaster (Danish) comes from Danish kaste, from German kaste, from Spanish casta, from Latin castus, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

kaster (Danish): thrower; indefinite plural of kaste; present of...

Definitions

  1. thrower; indefinite plural of kaste; present of...

Ancestry of “kaster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkastecaste; to throw, to chuck; to drop
2Germankaste—
3Spanishcastalineage; breed; caste
4Latincastusmorally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from...
5Latincareō—
6Proto-Italickazēōto lack
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “kaster”

  • stjernekaster
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