Where does “sleggjukast” come from?

sleggjukast (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.

sleggjukast (Icelandic): hammer throw

Definitions

  1. hammer throw

Ancestry of “sleggjukast”, step by step

sleggjukast 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 sleggja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsleggjasledge, sledgehammer
2Old Norsesleggjasledgehammer
3Proto-Germanicslagjǭsledge; mallet; hammer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Germanic kas- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kastōną →Every word from Old Norse kasta →