Words that come from Proto-Germanic “hrussą”

248 words across 49 languages descend from Proto-Germanic hrussą — including horse, horses, horseback, hoarse, horseman, horsepower, horseshoe, hoss.

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English (148)

Middle English (12)

French (8)

Dutch (8)

Old French (6)

Italian (4)

Icelandic (3)

Old Norse (3)

Old English (3)

Faroese (2)

Galician (2)

Swedish (2)

Rapa Nui (2)

Norwegian Bokmål (2)

German (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Portuguese (2)

Middle Dutch (2)

Old Dutch (2)

Frankish (2)

Sranan Tongo (2)

Old High German (2)

Danish (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Maori (1)

Middle Irish (1)

Irish (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Michif (1)

Japanese (1)

Xârâcùù (1)

Cimbrian (1)

Drehu (1)

Seychellois Creole (1)

Scots (1)

West Uvean (1)

Spanish (1)

Thai (1)

Mauritian Creole (1)

Alemannic German (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Quiripi (1)

Cebuano (1)

Norman (1)

Middle French (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Middle High German (1)

Canadian French (1)