English henchman

← Old English *hengstmann (inherited)

← Old English *hengestmann (mention)

← Old English hengst (mention)

← Old English hengest (mention)

← Old English mann (mention)

← German Hengstmann (cognate)

← Middle English henxman (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *hangistaz (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *ḱanḱest- (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *kankest- (mention)

← Icelandic hestamaður (cognate)

→ English hench (mention)

→ English henchboy (blend)

→ English henchmanship (suffix)

→ German Hengstmann (cognate)