Where does “ross” come from?

ross (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hross, from Proto-Germanic hursaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

ross (Faroese): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “ross”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrosshorse
2Proto-Germanichursaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hursaz →Every word from Old Norse hross →