Etymograph

English

Hengst

Hengst comes from German Hengst ‘stallion (male horse)’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱanḱestos.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱanḱestosreconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hangistaz‘horse, stallion’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hangist‘stallion’reconstructed
  4. Old High Germanc. 750–1050hengist
  5. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350hengest
  6. Germanc. 1650–presentHengst‘stallion (male horse)’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱanḱestosreconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hangistaz‘horse, stallion’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hangist‘stallion’reconstructed
  4. Old High Germanc. 750–1050hengist
  5. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350hengest
  6. Germanc. 1650–presentHengst‘stallion (male horse)’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱanḱestos

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱanḱestos / Hengst

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