Where does “smutskasta” come from?

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

smutskasta (Swedish): smear, malign, defame, libel, calumniate

Definitions

  1. smear, malign, defame, libel, calumniate

Ancestry of “smutskasta”, step by step

smutskasta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kasta

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

via English Smuts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSmuts—
2GermanSchmutzdirt
3Middle High Germansmuz—

Words derived from “smutskasta”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kas- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kastōną →Every word from Old Norse kasta →