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Where does “kastuz” come from?

kastuz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Ancestry of “kastuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “kastuz”

  • caste
  • casta
  • castizo
  • 𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃
  • köstur
  • kǫstr
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