Where does “hross” come from?

hross (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hursaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

hross (Old Norse): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “hross”, step by step

hross traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hursaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichursaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Proto-Germanic hrussą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrussąhorse

Words derived from “hross”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hursaz →