Where does “Schlachtross” come from?

Schlachtross (German) comes from German Roß, from Middle High German rāz, from Old High German rāza, from Proto-West Germanic hrātu, from Proto-Germanic hrētō, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t- — to twist, weave.

Schlachtross (German): warhorse

Definitions

  1. warhorse

Ancestry of “Schlachtross”, step by step

Schlachtross traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Roß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRoßhoneycomb; Alternative spelling of Ross
2Middle High Germanrāz—
3Old High Germanrāzahoneycomb
4Proto-West Germanichrātuhoneycomb
5Proto-Germanichrētō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-to twist, weave

via German Schlacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlachtbattle
2Middle High Germanslaht—
3Old High Germanslahta—
4Proto-Germanicslahtō—
5Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
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