Where does “hynst” come from?

hynst (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian hengst, from Proto-West Germanic hangist, from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.

hynst (West Frisian): stallion

Definitions

  1. stallion

Ancestry of “hynst”, step by step

hynst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian hengst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhengst—
2Proto-West Germanichangiststallion
3Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—

via Old High German hengist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhengist—

Words derived from “hynst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hangist →