Where does “casting” come from?

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

casting (French): casting (selection of actors)

Definitions

  1. casting (selection of actors)

Ancestry of “casting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcastingpresent participle of cast; The act or process of...
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
Every word from Proto-Germanic kas- →