Where does “apostelheste” come from?
apostelheste (Danish) comes from Danish hest, from Old English hæst, from Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.
apostelheste (Danish): legs, seen as vehicles of locomotion
Definitions
- legs, seen as vehicles of locomotion
Ancestry of “apostelheste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | hest | horse |
| 2 | Old English | hæst | violence, fury; strife; violent |
| 3 | Old Norse | hestr | horse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hangistaz | horse, stallion |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱanḱest- | — |