Where does “hross” come from?
hross (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hross, from Proto-Germanic hursaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
hross (Icelandic): a horse
Ancestry of “hross”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hross | horse |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hursaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
Words derived from “hross”