Where does “russ” come from?

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

russ (Old Swedish): a horse

Definitions

  1. a horse

Ancestry of “russ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrosshorse
2Proto-Germanichursaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “russ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hursaz →Every word from Old Norse hross →
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