Where does “hors” come from?

hors (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hors, from Old Dutch hors, from Proto-West Germanic hross, from Proto-Germanic hrussą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

hors (Dutch): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “hors”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhors—
2Old Dutchhors—
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 →