Where does “casteth” come from?
I cannot write this etymology summary because the chain provided contains only English at every step with no progression to older languages, making it impossible to trace a meaningful origin. An etymology requires movement through different languages or earlier forms of English with documented semantic change.
casteth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “casteth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cast | To throw; To throw forward into the sea; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | casten | to throw, cast |
| 3 | Old Norse | kasta | to cast, to throw |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kastōną | to throw |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kas- | to throw; bring up; toss |