Where does “hingst” come from?

hingst (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian hengst, from Proto-West Germanic hangist, from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.

hingst (North Frisian): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “hingst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhengst—
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 →