Where does “horstaile” come from?

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

horstaile (Middle English): The tail of a horse; The penis of a horse

Definitions

  1. The tail of a horse; The penis of a horse

Ancestry of “horstaile”, step by step

horstaile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English hors

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhorsa horse; A horseman; a mounted soldier; A means...
2Old Englishhorshorse
3Proto-West Germanichrosshorse
4Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Middle English tayl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtaylA tail; The back side or reverse of a creature; A...
2Old Englishtæġltail
3Proto-Germanictagląhair; ponytail; hair of a tail; tail
4Proto-Indo-Europeandoḱ-hair of the tail
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrussą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hross →