Where does “Hestur” come from?

Hestur (English) comes from Faroese hestur, from Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.

Ancestry of “Hestur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehesturstallion; horse in general
2Old Norsehestrhorse
3Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →Every word from Old Norse hestr →