To throw something, to choose actors for roles, or to shape material by pouring it into a mold.
From Old Norse 'kasta', meaning 'to throw', brought into English by Viking influence. The sense of shaping metal or plaster developed from the idea of 'throwing' or pouring material into a form.
When you 'cast' actors in a movie and 'cast' metal into a statue, you’re using one ancient Viking word about throwing. You’re either throwing people into roles or throwing liquid metal into shapes—and both decisions harden over time.
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