Where does “hestr” come from?

hestr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.

hestr (Old Norse): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “hestr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—

Words derived from “hestr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →