Where does “släggkastare” come from?

släggkastare (Swedish) comes 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.

släggkastare (Swedish): a hammer thrower

Definitions

  1. a hammer thrower

Ancestry of “släggkastare”, step by step

släggkastare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kastare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkastarea pitcher
2Swedishkastato throw; make an object fly through the air; to...
3Old Swedishkastato throw, cast
4Old Norsekastato cast, to throw
5Proto-Germanickastōnąto throw
6Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss

via Swedish slägga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsläggasledge
2Old Swedishslæggia—
3Old Norsesleggjasledgehammer
4Proto-Germanicslagjǭsledge; mallet; hammer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Germanic kas- →