Where does “strålkastare” come from?

strålkastare (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.

strålkastare (Swedish): a spotlight, a floodlight, a searchlight (bright, directional light or lamp)

Definitions

a spotlight, a floodlight, a searchlight (bright, directional light or lamp)

Ancestry of “strålkastare”, step by step

strålkastare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kastare

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	kastare	a pitcher
2	Swedish	kasta	to throw; make an object fly through the air; to...
3	Old Swedish	kasta	to throw, cast
4	Old Norse	kasta	to cast, to throw
5	Proto-Germanic	kastōną	to throw
6	Proto-Germanic	kas-	to throw; bring up; toss

via Swedish stråle

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	stråle	a ray, a beam; ray; a line extending indefinitely...
2	Middle Dutch	strâle	arrow
3	Old Dutch	strāla	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	*strālu	arrow

Words derived from “strålkastare”

dimstrålkastare

Every word from Proto-Germanic kas- →