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Where does “horsen” come from?

horsen (English) comes from Middle English horsen, from Old English horsian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

horsen (English): Of or pertaining to horses; equine; plural of...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to horses; equine; plural of...

Ancestry of “horsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhorsenplural of hors; Of or pertaining to horses;...
2Old Englishhorsianto horse, provide with horses
3Old English-ianForms verbs from nouns and adjectives
4Old English-ōjan—
5Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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