Where does “merehengest” come from?

merehengest (Old English) comes from Old English mere, from Old English byriġ, from Old English burh, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

merehengest (Old English): ship

Definitions

  1. ship

Ancestry of “merehengest”, step by step

merehengest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English mere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmerelake; pool; sea
2Old Englishbyriġ—
3Old EnglishburhAlternative form of burg; fortress; hill
4Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
5Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

via Old English hengest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhengeststallion
2Proto-West Germanichangiststallion
3Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Old English burg →