Etymology

horsemanship

H4O1R1S1E1M3A1N1S1H4I1P3

Today it means: The skill of horseriding, and sometimes of training and managing horses. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English horseman ← Middle English horsman
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥sós?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*wers-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*wérsēn
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*(w)ŕ̥šā
  7. Proto-Iranian*(w)ŕ̥šāder.?
  8. Proto-Germanic*hrussą
  9. Proto-West Germanic*hross
  10. Old Englishhors
  11. Middle Englishhors
  12. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  13. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  14. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  15. Old Englishmann
  16. Middle Englishman
  17. Middle Englishhorsman
  18. Englishhorseman
  19. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  20. English todayhorsemanship

From horseman + -ship.

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