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

Definitions

  1. stallion

Ancestry of “hings”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhengststallion; A very hard hit, like given by a...
2Middle Dutchhenxt—
3Old Dutchhengist—
4Proto-West Germanichangiststallion
5Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hangist →