Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “stjernekaster” come from?

stjernekaster (Danish) comes from Danish kaster, 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 — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

stjernekaster (Danish): sparkler

Definitions

  1. sparkler

Ancestry of “stjernekaster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkasterthrower; indefinite plural of kaste; present of...
2Danishkastecaste; to throw, to chuck; to drop
3Germankaste—
4Spanishcastalineage; breed; caste
5Latincastusmorally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from...
6Latincareō—
7Proto-Italickazēōto lack
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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