Etymology

horsey

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Today it means: A village in Norfolk, England, in the Broads. Full definition →

English horse ← Middle English hors ← Old English hors
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horsey · adjective1

  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. Englishhorse
  13. English todayhorsey

From horse + -ey (adjectival suffix).

horsey · noun2

  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. Englishhorse
  13. English todayhorsey

From horse + -ey (diminutive suffix).

Horsey · proper noun3

  1. Old English · inherited fromhors“horse”
  2. English todayHorsey

From Old English hors (“horse”) + īeġ (“island”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhors all →

horseHorsleyHorsfieldHorsfordHorsepool

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