Where does “hestehov” come from?

hestehov (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-.

hestehov (Norwegian Bokmål): equestrian a horse's hoof

Definitions

  1. equestrian a horse's hoof

Ancestry of “hestehov”, step by step

hestehov 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 hov

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhova hoof
2Old Norsehófrhoof
3Proto-Germanichōfazhoof
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱoph₂óshoof
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →Every word from Old Norse hestr →