Where does “horselene” come from?

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

horselene (Old English): wild elecampane

Definitions

  1. wild elecampane

Ancestry of “horselene”, step by step

horselene 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 elene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheleneelecampane
2Latinheleniumelecampane
3Ancient Greekἑλένιον—

Words derived from “horselene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrussą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hross →