Where does “gunghäst” come from?

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

gunghäst (Swedish): a rocking horse (children's toy)

Definitions

  1. a rocking horse (children's toy)

Ancestry of “gunghäst”, step by step

gunghäst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish häst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhästa horse; a large mammal, "Equus caballus"; knight
2Old Swedishhæsterhorse
3Old Norsehestrhorse
4Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—

via Swedish gunga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgungaa swing; to swing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →Every word from Old Norse hestr →