Where does “runcin” come from?

runcin (Old French) comes from Old French roncin, from Old High German hros, from Proto-Germanic *hross, from Proto-Germanic hrussą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

Ancestry of “runcin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchroncinstallion
2Old High Germanhroshorse
3Proto-Germanic*hross
4Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers-Every word from Proto-Germanic hrussąEvery word from Proto-Germanic *hross