Where does “kasteskud” come from?
kasteskud (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...
kasteskud (Danish): A shot fired without using the sights (point shooting, aka unsighted fire), or any quickly and imprecisely aimed shot (potshot)
Definitions
- A shot fired without using the sights (point shooting, aka unsighted fire), or any quickly and imprecisely aimed shot (potshot)
Ancestry of “kasteskud”, step by step
kasteskud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish kaste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kaste | caste; to throw, to chuck; to drop |
| 2 | German | kaste | caste |
| 3 | Spanish | casta | lineage; breed; caste |
| 4 | Latin | castus | morally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from... |
| 5 | Latin | careō | to lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kazēō | to lack |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |