Where does “ros” come from?

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

ros (Middle High German): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “ros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanroshorse, steed
2Proto-West Germanichrosshorse
3Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “ros”

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