Where does “podcast” come from?

podcast (English) comes from English iPod, from English i-, from Middle English y-, from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

podcast (English): An audio programme produced on a regular basis,...

Definitions

  1. An audio programme produced on a regular basis,...

Ancestry of “podcast”, step by step

podcast traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English iPod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishiPodA portable music player made by Apple; Any...
2Englishi-Alternative spelling of y-; API; A form of the...
3Middle Englishy-Used with past participle conjugations to form...
4Old Englishġe-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfection
5Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English broadcast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbroadcastCast or scattered widely in all directions; cast...
2EnglishbroadWide in extent or scope; Extended, in the sense...
3Germanbrautinflection of brauen: ## third-person singular...
4Middle High Germanbrūtconcubine
5Old High Germanbrūtdaughter-in-law, bride; bride
6Proto-West Germanic*brūdibride
7Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride

via French podcast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpodcastpodcast

Words derived from “podcast”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →