Etymology Explorer
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Where does “hors” come from?
hors (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hrussą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
Ancestry of “hors”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
hrussą
horse
2
Proto-Indo-European
ḱers-
to run
Words derived from “hors”
hors
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrussą →