Where does “hest” come from?

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

hest (Norwegian Nynorsk): a horse

Definitions

  1. a horse

Ancestry of “hest”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hest”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →Every word from Old Norse hestr →