Where does “Hank” come from?

Hank (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German hand, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

Hank (Central Franconian): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “Hank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhand—
2Proto-West Germanichanduhand
3SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
4Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
5Old Norsehǫndhand
6Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →
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