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

  1. A horse; A steed; of an impure red colour

Ancestry of “ros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchros—
2Old Dutchroshorse
3Proto-West Germanichrosshorse
4Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “ros”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrussą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hross →