Where does “roncin” come from?
roncin (French) comes from Old French roncin, from Old High German hros, from Proto-Germanic *hross, from Proto-Germanic hrussą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
roncin (French): workhorse
Ancestry of “roncin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | roncin | stallion |
| 2 | Old High German | hros | horse |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *hross | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrussą | horse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |