Where does “off-cast” come from?

off-cast (English) comes from English off, from Middle English of, from Old English of, from Old English æf, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

off-cast (English): Alternative form of offcast

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of offcast

Ancestry of “off-cast”, step by step

off-cast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English off

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoffIn a direction away from the speaker or object;...
2Middle Englishofof; off; until
3Old Englishofof, from, off, out of
4Old Englishæfof
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old English æf →