Where does “øyekast” come from?

øyekast (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål øye, from Danish øje, from Old Danish øghæ, from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

øyekast (Norwegian Bokmål): a glance

Definitions

a glance

Ancestry of “øyekast”, step by step

øyekast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål øye

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	øye	an eye; eye
2	Danish	øje	eye
3	Old Danish	øghæ	—
4	Old Norse	auga	eye
5	Proto-Germanic	augô	eye
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₃ekʷ-	to see; eye

via Norwegian Bokmål kast

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	kast	throw; imperative of kaste
2	Old Norse	kast	—
3	Old Norse	kasta	to cast, to throw
4	Proto-Germanic	kastōną	to throw
5	Proto-Germanic	kas-	to throw; bring up; toss

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Old Norse auga →