Where does “horscræt” come from?

horscræt (Old English) comes from Old English hors, from Proto-West Germanic hross, from Proto-Germanic hrussą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

horscræt (Old English): horsecart, chariot

Definitions

  1. horsecart, chariot

Ancestry of “horscræt”, step by step

horscræt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hors

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhorshorse
2Proto-West Germanichrosshorse
3Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Old English cræt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrætcart, wagon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrussą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hross →