Where does “*hengist” come from?
*hengist (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic hangist, from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.
Ancestry of “*hengist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | hangist | stallion |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hangistaz | horse, stallion |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱanḱest- | — |