Where does “hæst” come from?

hæst (Old English) comes from Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.

hæst (Old English): violence, fury; strife; violent

Definitions

  1. violence, fury; strife; violent

Ancestry of “hæst”, step by step

hæst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hestr

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

via Frankish haifsti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishhaifstiviolence, haste; conflict, struggle
2Proto-Germanichaifstizconflict, struggle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyp-to ridicule, mock, anger

Words derived from “hæst”

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