Where does “plowhorse” come from?
plowhorse (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.
plowhorse (English): A horse who pulls a plow
Definitions
- A horse who pulls a plow
Ancestry of “plowhorse”, step by step
plowhorse 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 plow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plow | Alternative spelling of plough |