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