Where does “tärningskast” come from?
tärningskast (Swedish) comes from Swedish kast, from Spanish casta, from Latin castus, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
tärningskast (Swedish): throw of the dice
Definitions
- throw of the dice
Ancestry of “tärningskast”, step by step
tärningskast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kast | throw; the flight of a thrown object; caste; an... |
| 2 | Spanish | casta | lineage; breed; caste |
| 3 | Latin | castus | morally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from... |
| 4 | Latin | careō | to lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kazēō | to lack |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |
via Swedish tärning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tärning | die (polyhedron used in games of chance) |