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Cast

2 stages from Old Norse to English.

Today it means to throw something, assign performers to roles, or shape molten material in a mold
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Stage 1 of 2
kasta
Old Norse · medieval
"to throw"
to throw, the root behind casting a net, a vote, or actors in roles
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Stage 2 of 2
cast
English · 1200s
"to throw, or to assign roles, or to shape molten material"
broadened over time from throwing to assigning roles or shaping material
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