Where does “hings” come from?
hings (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch hengst, from Middle Dutch henxt, from Old Dutch hengist, from Proto-West Germanic hangist, from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.
hings (Afrikaans): stallion
Ancestry of “hings”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | hengst | stallion; A very hard hit, like given by a... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | henxt | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hengist | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hangist | stallion |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hangistaz | horse, stallion |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱanḱest- | — |