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Where does “surfcaster” come from?

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

surfcaster (English): One who fishes by surfcasting

Definitions

  1. One who fishes by surfcasting

Ancestry of “surfcaster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsurfcastTo fish by casting into the surf near the...
2EnglishcastTo throw; To throw forward into the sea; To...
3Middle Englishcastento throw, cast
4Old Norsekastato cast, to throw
5Proto-Germanickastōnąto throw
6Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss
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