Where does “hosses” come from?
hosses (Quiripi) comes from English horses, from English horse, from Middle English horse, from Old English hors, from Proto-West Germanic hross, from Proto-Germanic hrussą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
hosses (Quiripi): a horse
Definitions
- a horse
Ancestry of “hosses”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | horses | plural of horse; horsepower; Third-person... |
| 2 | English | horse | Any of several animals related to "Equus ferus... |
| 3 | Middle English | horse | Alternative form of hors; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | hors | horse |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hross | horse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrussą | horse |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |