Where does β€œcaste” come from?

caste (Galician) comes from Gothic πŒΊπŒ°πƒπ„πƒ, from Proto-Germanic kastuz, from Proto-Indo-European hβ‚‚Η΅-es-, from Proto-Indo-European hβ‚‚eΗ΅- β€” to drive.

caste (Galician): species, race or kind; quality; progeny; group of...

Definitions

  1. species, race or kind; quality; progeny; group of...

Ancestry of β€œcaste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GothicπŒΊπŒ°πƒπ„πƒβ€”
2Proto-Germanickastuzβ€”
3Proto-Indo-Europeanhβ‚‚Η΅-es-β€”
4Proto-Indo-Europeanhβ‚‚eΗ΅-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European hβ‚‚eΗ΅- β†’Every word from Proto-Indo-European hβ‚‚Η΅-es- β†’Every word from Proto-Germanic kastuz β†’