Where does “kjepphest” come from?

kjepphest (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-.

kjepphest (Norwegian Bokmål): a hobby-horse

Definitions

  1. a hobby-horse

Ancestry of “kjepphest”, step by step

kjepphest 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 kjepp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkjeppa large stick
2Old Norsekepprcudgel, club
3East Central GermanKopphead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →Every word from Old Norse hestr →