Where does “קאַסטן” come from?

קאַסטן (Yiddish) comes from Old High German kasto, from Proto-West Germanic kastō, from Proto-Germanic kazą, from Proto-Germanic kas- — to throw; bring up; toss.

קאַסטן (Yiddish): box

Definitions

  1. box

Ancestry of “קאַסטן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankastobox, case
2Proto-West Germanickastōbox, case
3Proto-Germanickaząvessel, vat, tub, barrel
4Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss

Words derived from “קאַסטן”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kas- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kazą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kastō →
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