Castaway
/ˈkæst.ə.weɪ/noun
A person who has been shipwrecked and stranded in an uninhabited place.
Did you know?In folklore, castaways were often seen as individuals cursed by the sea, leading to beliefs in supernatural retribution and the haunting of deserted islands.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
castawaie
“A person thrown from a ship, often to perish.”
Old English
Old English
castan
“To throw; to hurl.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
kastwōną
“To throw or cast.”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kʲes-
“To throw, to hurl, to cast.”
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