Etymology Explorer › EnglishWhere does “horsecrap” come from? horsecrap (English) comes from English HORSE, from Middle English horse, from Old English hors, from Proto-West Germanic hross, from Proto-Germanic hrussą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
horsecrap (English): rubbish; nonsense; bullshit; horse feces
Definitions rubbish; nonsense; bullshit; horse feces Ancestry of “horsecrap”, step by step horsecrap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English HORSE Step Language Word Meaning 1 English HORSE A poker variant consisting of five different... 2 Middle English horse Alternative form of hors; Alternative form of... 3 Old English hors horse 4 Proto-West Germanic hross horse 5 Proto-Germanic hrussą horse 6 Proto-Indo-European ḱers- to run
via English crap Step Language Word Meaning 1 English crap The husk of grain; chaff; Something worthless or... 2 Middle English crappe chaff, grain husks 3 Old French crappe —