Where does “spjótkast” come from?

spjótkast (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.

spjótkast (Icelandic): javelin throw

Definitions

  1. javelin throw

Ancestry of “spjótkast”, step by step

spjótkast 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 spjót

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicspjótspear, javelin
2Old Norsespjótspear
3Proto-Norse*ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨ—
4Proto-GermanicspeutąAlternative form of *speutaz; spear
Every word from Proto-Germanic kas- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kastōną →Every word from Old Norse kasta →