Where does “kasta” come from?

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

kasta (Icelandic): to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss; to pitch;...

Definitions

  1. to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss; to pitch;...

Ancestry of “kasta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekastato cast, to throw
2Proto-Germanickastōnąto throw
3Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss

Words derived from “kasta”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kas- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kastōną →Every word from Old Norse kasta →