Where does “” come from?

oř (Old Czech) comes from Old High German ros, from Proto-West Germanic hross, from Proto-Germanic hrussą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

(Old Czech): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanroshorse, steed
2Proto-West Germanichrosshorse
3Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers-Every word from Proto-Germanic hrussąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hross
oř — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer