Where does “ros” come from?
ros (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ros, from Old Dutch ros, from Proto-West Germanic hross, from Proto-Germanic hrussą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
ros (Dutch): A horse; A steed; of an impure red colour
Definitions
- A horse; A steed; of an impure red colour
Ancestry of “ros”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | ros | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | ros | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hross | horse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrussą | horse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |