Where does “hestesko” come from?

hestesko (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-.

hestesko (Norwegian Bokmål): a horseshoe

Definitions

  1. a horseshoe

Ancestry of “hestesko”, step by step

hestesko 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 sko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskoa shoe; to shoe
2Old Norseskórshoe
3Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →Every word from Old Norse hestr →