Where does “horsetrade” come from?

horsetrade (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.

horsetrade (English): To negotiate informally, especially when...

Definitions

To negotiate informally, especially when...

Ancestry of “horsetrade”, step by step

horsetrade 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 trade

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	trade	Buying and selling of goods and services on a...
2	Middle English	trade	path, course of conduct
3	Middle Low German	trade	track, course
4	Old Saxon	trada	spoor, track
5	Proto-West Germanic	*trudo	—

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