Where does “handwoordeboek” come from?
handwoordeboek (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.
handwoordeboek (Afrikaans): small dictionary
Ancestry of “handwoordeboek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Afrikaans | hand | A hand |
| 2 | Dutch | hand | A hand of a human, other simian or other animal... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hant | hand; person; side |
| 4 | Old Dutch | hant | hand |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 6 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 7 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 8 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |