Where does “hist” come from?

hist (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.

hist (Westrobothnian): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “hist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehestrhorse
2Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangistaz →Every word from Old Norse hestr →