Where does “hingest” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hingest”, step by step

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