Where does “horse” come from?
Horse comes from Middle English horse, formed with the Middle English suffix -en and Old English suffix -en, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root ḱers-.
horse (English): Any of several animals related to "Equus ferus...
Definitions
- Any of several animals related to "Equus ferus...
Ancestry of “horse”, step by step
horse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English horse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | horse | Alternative form of hors; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old English | hors | horse |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hross | horse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrussą | horse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via Middle English hors
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hors | a horse; A horseman; a mounted soldier; A means... |