Where does “hest” come from?

hest (Norn) comes from Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.

hest (Norn): a horse

Definitions

  1. a horse

Ancestry of “hest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehestrhorse
2Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →Every word from Old Norse hestr →