Where does “hester” come from?

hester (Middle Norwegian) comes from Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.

hester (Middle Norwegian): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “hester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehestrhorse
2Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—

Words derived from “hester”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →Every word from Old Norse hestr →