Where does “horshelne” come from?

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

horshelne (Middle English): elecampane

Definitions

  1. elecampane

Ancestry of “horshelne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhorselenewild elecampane
2Old Englishhorshorse
3Proto-West Germanichrosshorse
4Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “horshelne”

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