English
horsed
Horsed comes from Old English horsian ‘to horse’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150horsian‘to horse’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150horsodpast participle of horsian
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500horsed
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150horsian‘to horse’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150horsodpast participle of horsian
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500horsed
- Englishtodaysame form
Formed from horse + -ed
Proto-Germanic *hrussą ‘horse’
Proto-West Germanic *hross ‘horse’
Old English hors ‘horse’
Middle English hors ‘a horse’
English horse
Every English word from Old English horsian
Today it means
adj Mounted on a horse.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English horsian / horsed