Where does “hingst” come from?

hingst (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *hengist, from Proto-West Germanic hangist, from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.

Ancestry of “hingst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxon*hengist—
2Proto-West Germanichangiststallion
3Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hangist →