Where does “Hengist” come from?

Hengist (English) comes from Old English hengest, from Proto-West Germanic hangist, from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.

Hengist (English): One of a pair of brothers (the other being Horsa) said to have led the Angles, Saxons and Jutes in their invasion of Britain in the 5th century, and to have been the first of the Jutish kings of Kent

Definitions

  1. One of a pair of brothers (the other being Horsa) said to have led the Angles, Saxons and Jutes in their invasion of Britain in the 5th century, and to have been the first of the Jutish kings of Kent

Ancestry of “Hengist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhengeststallion
2Proto-West Germanichangiststallion
3Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hangist →