hestur
Icelandic
/ˈhɛstʏr/
noun
Definitions
- a horse
- (gymnastics) a horse, a pommel horse, a vaulting horse
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse hestr (horse, stallion) derived from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz (stallion).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hangistaz
Gloss
stallion
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *kankest-, *ḱanḱest- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱanḱest- Proto-Indo-European
- *hangistaz Proto-Germanic
- *hanhistaz Proto-Germanic
- hest Norwegian Nynorsk
- *hengstmann Old English
- hestr Old Norse
- hvíldarhestr Old Norse
- hest Danish
- hestaleiga Icelandic
- leiga Icelandic
- hengist Old High German
- hestur Faroese
- hengest Middle High German
- Hengscht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *hangist gmw-pro
- *hengist Old Dutch
- hengest Middle Low German
- Hengscht Alemannic German
- hæster Old Swedish
- hist Westrobothnian
- hester Middle Norwegian