Kasch

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proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginMiddle Low German karsch ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁ger- →
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Meanings

proper nounKasch (plural Kasches)

plural Kasches

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ger-“to awake”
  2. Middle Low Germankarsch“merry, lively”
  3. EnglishKasch

* As a German surname, variant of Karsch, from Middle Low German karsch (“merry, lively”), a scant attested Germanic word related to Old Norse karskr (“agile, fresh”), derived by Pokorny from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ger- (“to awake”), see also Ancient Greek ἐγείρω (egeírō), Albanian ngre. * As a Lower Sorbian surname, Germanized from Kaš, shortened from Łukaš (see Lukas).

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APA

Kasch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kasch

MLA

“Kasch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kasch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kasch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kasch.

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