Where does “Ross” come from?

Ross (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German ros, from Old High German ros, from Proto-West Germanic hross, from Proto-Germanic hrussą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

Ross (Alemannic German): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “Ross”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanroshorse
2Old High Germanroshorse, steed
3Proto-West Germanichrosshorse
4Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrussą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hross →