Where does “hoarse” come from?

Hoarse comes from Middle English hors, Old English hors, Proto-Germanic haisaz, and Proto-Indo-European ḱers-, a root meaning to run or move.

hoarse (English): Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a...

Definitions

  1. Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a...

Ancestry of “hoarse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhorsa horse; A horseman; a mounted soldier; A means...
2Old Englishhorshorse
3Proto-West Germanichrosshorse
4Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “hoarse”

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