Etymology

castling

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English cast ← Middle English casten ← Old Norse kasta
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castling · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic*kas-
  2. Proto-Germanic*kastōną
  3. Old Norsekasta
  4. Middle Englishcasten
  5. Englishcast
  6. English todaycastling

From cast + -ling.

castling · noun, verb2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromcastellinge
  2. English todaycastling

From Middle English castellinge, equivalent to castle (verb) + -ing.

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