Where does “hæster” come from?

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

hæster (Old Swedish): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “hæster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehestrhorse
2Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-

Words derived from “hæster

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistazEvery word from Old Norse hestr