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Where does “henxt” come from?

henxt (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hengist, from Proto-West Germanic hangist, from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.

Ancestry of “henxt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhengist—
2Proto-West Germanichangiststallion
3Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—

Words derived from “henxt”

  • hoerenhengst
  • hengst
  • hings
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