Where does “hestekraft” come from?

hestekraft (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-.

hestekraft (Norwegian Bokmål): horsepower

Definitions

  1. horsepower

Ancestry of “hestekraft”, step by step

hestekraft 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 kraft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkrafta force; power; i kraft - in force
2Old Norsekraptrstrength
3Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →Every word from Old Norse hestr →