Where does “handbeweging” come from?

handbeweging (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans hand, from Dutch hand, from Middle Dutch hant, from Old Dutch hant, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd — hand.

handbeweging (Afrikaans): hand movement

Definitions

  1. hand movement

Ancestry of “handbeweging”, step by step

handbeweging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans hand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaanshandA hand
2DutchhandA hand of a human, other simian or other animal...
3Middle Dutchhanthand; person; side
4Old Dutchhanthand
5Proto-West Germanichanduhand
6SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
7Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
8Old Norsehǫndhand
9Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via Afrikaans beweging

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansbewegingmotion; movement
2Dutchbewegingmovement, motion; physical activity, exercise;...
3Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
4Middle Dutch-inge—
5Old Dutch-inga—
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →