English

horsepond

From horse + pond.

A compound of horse + pond

Proto-Germanic *hrussą ‘horse’

Proto-West Germanic *hross ‘horse’

Old English hors ‘horse’

Middle English hors ‘a horse’

English horse

Middle English pond

English pond

Today it means

noun A pond, or part of a river, for watering and cleaning horses.

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

Etymograph / horsepond