Where does “kettingkast” come from?

kettingkast (Dutch) comes from Dutch kast, from Middle Dutch caste, from Old Dutch *casto, from Proto-West Germanic kastō, from Proto-Germanic kazą, from Proto-Germanic kas- — to throw; bring up; toss.

kettingkast (Dutch): chainguard, gear case

Definitions

  1. chainguard, gear case

Ancestry of “kettingkast”, step by step

kettingkast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkastcupboard, closet
2Middle Dutchcastechest
3Old Dutch*castocupboard
4Proto-West Germanickastōbox, case
5Proto-Germanickaząvessel, vat, tub, barrel
6Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss

via Dutch ketting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkettingchain; necklace
2Middle Dutchkettinc—
3Middle Dutchketene—
4Old Dutchketina—
5Latincatēnachain
6Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
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