Where does “hästpolo” come from?

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

hästpolo (Swedish): polo a ball game played on horseback

Definitions

  1. polo a ball game played on horseback

Ancestry of “hästpolo”, step by step

hästpolo 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 polo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpolo—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →Every word from Old Norse hestr →