Where does “hesteelsker” come from?

hesteelsker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hest, from Danish hest, from Old English hæst, from Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.

hesteelsker (Norwegian Bokmål): a horse lover

Definitions

  1. a horse lover

Ancestry of “hesteelsker”, step by step

hesteelsker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhestneuter singular of hes; a horse
2Danishhesthorse
3Old Englishhæstviolence, fury; strife; violent
4Old Norsehestrhorse
5Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—

via Norwegian Bokmål elsker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålelskera lover; lover; present of elske
2Old Norseelskari—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →Every word from Old Norse hestr →