Where does “dølahest” come from?

dølahest (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hest, from Middle Norwegian hester, from Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.

dølahest (Norwegian Nynorsk): a dole Norwegian horse breed

Definitions

  1. a dole Norwegian horse breed

Ancestry of “dølahest”, step by step

dølahest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhesta horse
2Middle Norwegianhesterhorse
3Old Norsehestrhorse
4Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk døl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdøla person dwelling in a valley
2Old Norsedœlla person dwelling in a valley
3Proto-Germanic*dōljaz—
4Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...
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