Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “hros” come from?

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

hros (Old High German): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “hros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hross—
2Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “hros”

  • rouncy
  • roncin
  • Ross
  • roncin
  • rouncie
  • runcin
  • ros
  • ross
  • Ross
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →