Where does “hoss” come from?
Hoss is a dialectal or colloquial variant of English horse, which derives from Middle English horse and Old English hors, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱers-.
hoss (English): Pronunciation spelling of horse; A big, strong...
Definitions
- Pronunciation spelling of horse; A big, strong...
Ancestry of “hoss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |