Where does “horse” come from?

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

horse (Middle English): Alternative form of hors; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hors; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “horse”, step by step

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

Words derived from “horse

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers-