Where does “hengst” come from?

hengst (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.

Ancestry of “hengst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →