Where does “dimstrålkastare” come from?

dimstrålkastare (Swedish) comes from Swedish strålkastare, from Swedish kastare, from Swedish kasta, from Old Swedish kasta, from Old Norse kasta, from Proto-Germanic kastōną, from Proto-Germanic kas- — to throw; bring up; toss.

dimstrålkastare (Swedish): a fog light

Definitions

  1. a fog light

Ancestry of “dimstrålkastare”, step by step

dimstrålkastare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish strålkastare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstrålkastarea spotlight, a floodlight, a searchlight (bright, directional light or lamp)
2Swedishkastarea pitcher
3Swedishkastato throw; make an object fly through the air; to...
4Old Swedishkastato throw, cast
5Old Norsekastato cast, to throw
6Proto-Germanickastōnąto throw
7Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss

via Swedish dimma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdimmafog
Every word from Proto-Germanic kas-