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
Ancestry of “hros”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *hross | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hrussą | horse |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
Words derived from “hros”