Where does “Hengscht” come from?

Hengscht (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German hengist, from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.

Hengscht (Luxembourgish): stallion

Definitions

  1. stallion

Ancestry of “Hengscht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhengist—
2Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →Every word from Old High German hengist →