Where does “æðiskast” come from?

æðiskast (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kast, from Old Norse kast, from Old Norse kasta, from Proto-Germanic kastōną, from Proto-Germanic kas- — to throw; bring up; toss.

æðiskast (Icelandic): fit of rage

Definitions

  1. fit of rage

Ancestry of “æðiskast”, step by step

æðiskast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickastthrow; fit, seizure
2Old Norsekast—
3Old Norsekastato cast, to throw
4Proto-Germanickastōnąto throw
5Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss

via Icelandic æði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicæðirage, fury; madness, frenzy; nature, disposition
2Old Norseǿði—
Every word from Proto-Germanic kas- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kastōną →Every word from Old Norse kasta →