Words that come from Proto-Germanic handuz

400 words across 29 languages descend from Proto-Germanic handuz — including hand, hands, handle, handful, handkerchief, handy, handwriting, handbook.

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English (235)

Dutch (48)

Swedish (47)

Icelandic (16)

Danish (7)

Luxembourgish (6)

Afrikaans (3)

Old Frisian (3)

Old Swedish (3)

Yiddish (3)

Japanese (3)

Turkish (3)

Middle Dutch (2)

Old Dutch (2)

French (2)

North Frisian (2)

Faroese (2)

Korean (2)

West Frisian (1)

Old High German (1)

Samoan Plantation Pidgin (1)

Low German (1)

Old Danish (1)

Crimean Gothic (1)

Gothic (1)

Russian (1)

Vilamovian (1)

Mòcheno (1)

Armenian (1)

Words from Proto-Germanic handuz — 400 descendants | Etymology Explorer