Where does “hors” come from?

hors (Middle English) comes from Old English hors, from Proto-West Germanic hross, from Proto-Germanic hrussą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

hors (Middle English): a horse; A horseman; a mounted soldier; A means...

Definitions

  1. a horse; A horseman; a mounted soldier; A means...

Ancestry of “hors”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhorshorse
2Proto-West Germanichrosshorse
3Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “hors”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrussą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hross →
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