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Where does “hursaz” come from?

hursaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

Ancestry of “hursaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “hursaz”

  • walrus
  • walruslike
  • she-walrus
  • Walross
  • walrus
  • valross
  • russ
  • kvalross
  • hvalross
  • kvalross
  • hvalros
  • rosualt
  • hrossafluga
  • hrossakjöt
  • hross
  • วอลรัส
  • walrus
  • hrosshvalr
  • hross
  • ross
  • russ
  • rosualt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →