Where does “sebrahestur” come from?

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

sebrahestur (Icelandic): zebra

Definitions

  1. zebra

Ancestry of “sebrahestur”, step by step

sebrahestur 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 sebra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsebra—

Words derived from “sebrahestur”

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