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
- Alternative form of hors; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “horse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | hors | horse |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hross | horse |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrussą | horse |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
Words derived from “horse”