Where does “hestaleiga” come from?

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

hestaleiga (Icelandic): horse rental, horse renting agency

Definitions

  1. horse rental, horse renting agency

Ancestry of “hestaleiga”, step by step

hestaleiga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hestur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichestura horse; a horse, a pommel horse, a vaulting...
2Old Norsehestrhorse
3Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—

via Icelandic leiga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicleigarent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →Every word from Old Norse hestr →