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Where does “kringkasting” come from?

kringkasting (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kringkaste, from Norwegian Bokmål kaste, from Portuguese casta, from Latin castus, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

kringkasting (Norwegian Bokmål): broadcasting; a broadcast; a broadcasting system...

Definitions

  1. broadcasting; a broadcast; a broadcasting system...

Ancestry of “kringkasting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkringkasteto broadcast
2Norwegian Bokmålkastecaste; to throw; to dart
3Portuguesecastabloodline; lineage; breed; race; species
4Latincastusmorally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from...
5Latincareō—
6Proto-Italickazēōto lack
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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