Where does “caste” come from?

caste (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *casto, from Proto-West Germanic kastō, from Proto-Germanic kazą, from Proto-Germanic kas- — to throw; bring up; toss.

caste (Middle Dutch): chest

Definitions

  1. chest

Ancestry of “caste”, step by step

caste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch *casto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*castocupboard
2Proto-West Germanickastōbox, case
3Proto-Germanickaząvessel, vat, tub, barrel
4Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss

via Old Dutch kasto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkasto—
2Frankishkastōbox, case; box”, “case; chest, reservoir
3Proto-Germanickastôvessel”, “container

Words derived from “caste”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kas- →