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Where does “horsminte” come from?

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

horsminte (Old English): wild mint, horsemint

Definitions

  1. wild mint, horsemint

Ancestry of “horsminte”, step by step

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

Words derived from “horsminte”

  • horsemint
  • horsmynte
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