Where does “håndrok” come from?

håndrok (Danish) comes from Danish hånd, from Old Danish haand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

håndrok (Danish): a distaff

Definitions

  1. a distaff

Ancestry of “håndrok”, step by step

håndrok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hånd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhåndhand
2Old Danishhaandhand
3Old Norsehǫndhand
4Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via Proto-Slavic rok-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrok-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Danish haand →