English word horse comes from Proto-Indo-European *kers-, Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-, and later Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós (Vehicle.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *kers- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *ḱers- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to run |
| *ḱr̥sos | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | horse |
| *ḱr̥sós | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | Vehicle. |
| *hrussą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Horse. |
| hors | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Horse. |
| hors | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | A horse. |
| horse | English (en) | (US) An informal variant of basketball in which players match shots made by their opponent(s), each miss adding a letter to the word "horse", with 5 misses spelling the whole word and eliminating a player, until only the winner is left. Also HORSE, H-O-R-S-E or H.O.R.S.E. (see H-O-R-S-E on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).. (chess, informal) The chess piece representing a knight, depicted as a horse.. [...] |