Where does “oř” come from?

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

oř (Czech): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “oř”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechořhorse
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 →