Where does “ros” come from?

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

ros (Old High German): horse, steed

Definitions

  1. horse, steed

Ancestry of “ros”, step by step

ros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic hross

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

via Proto-Germanic *hross

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hross—

Words derived from “ros”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrussą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hross →