Where does “beachcast” come from?

beachcast (English) comes from English cast, from Middle English casten, from Old Norse kasta, from Proto-Germanic kastōną, from Proto-Germanic kas- — to throw; bring up; toss.

beachcast (English): Cast up onto a beach

Definitions

  1. Cast up onto a beach

Ancestry of “beachcast”, step by step

beachcast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcastTo throw; To throw forward into the sea; To...
2Middle Englishcastento throw, cast
3Old Norsekastato cast, to throw
4Proto-Germanickastōnąto throw
5Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss

via English beach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeachThe shore of a body of water, especially when...
2Middle Englishbachebank, sandbank
3Old Englishbæċ—
Every word from Proto-Germanic kas- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kastōną →Every word from Old Norse kasta →
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