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

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “hest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhæstviolence, fury; strife; violent
2Old Norsehestrhorse
3Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—

Words derived from “hest”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →Every word from Old Norse hestr →