Old Norse
kasta
‘to throw, cast, overturn’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Old Norse kasta.
5 English words in this record descend from Old Norse kasta, most familiar first.
- cast ← casten
- caster ← cast ← casten
- downcast ← doun-casten
- forcast ← forcasten ← casten
- forcasten ← forcast ← casten
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Etymograph / Old Norse kasta