Where does “hestur” come from?

hestur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.

hestur (Faroese): stallion; horse in general

Definitions

  1. stallion; horse in general

Ancestry of “hestur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehestrhorse
2Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—

Words derived from “hestur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →Every word from Old Norse hestr →