English
Kastl
Kastl comes from German Kastl ‘diminutive of Kasten’, from Kasten ‘crate’, and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *kastō ‘box, case’.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kastō‘box, case’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050kasto‘box, case’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kaste
- Germanc. 1650–presentKasten‘crate’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentKastl‘diminutive of Kasten’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kastō‘box, case’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050kasto‘box, case’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kaste
- Germanc. 1650–presentKasten‘crate’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentKastl‘diminutive of Kasten’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *kas- ‘to throw, toss, raise, bring up’
through Proto-Germanic *kazą ‘vessel, vat, tub, barrel’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *kastō / Kastl