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Where does “casting” come from?

Casting comes from Middle English castinge, a gerund form derived from the verb cast.

casting (English): present participle of cast; The act or process of...

Definitions

  1. present participle of cast; The act or process of...

Ancestry of “casting”, step by step

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

Words derived from “casting”

  • baitcasting
  • spellcasting
  • robocasting
  • shadowcasting
  • rheocasting
  • slipcasting
  • leafcasting
  • lifecasting
  • cásting
  • casting
  • кастинг
  • casting
  • キャスティング
  • casting
  • 캐스팅
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