Where does “bortkasta” come from?

bortkasta (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bort, from Old Norse burt, from Old Norse braut, from Proto-Germanic brautō, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

bortkasta (Norwegian Nynorsk): wasted

Definitions

  1. wasted

Ancestry of “bortkasta”, step by step

bortkasta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbortaway
2Old Norseburt—
3Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
4Proto-Germanicbrautō—
5Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

via Norwegian Nynorsk kasta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkastato throw
2Old Norsekastato cast, to throw
3Proto-Germanickastōnąto throw
4Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brautō →