Where does “højrehånd” come from?

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

højrehånd (Danish): right-hand

Definitions

  1. right-hand

Ancestry of “højrehånd”, step by step

højrehånd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hånd

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

via Danish højre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhøjreright
2Old Danishhøghræ—
3Old Norsehǿgri—
4Proto-Germanichōgizskilled

Words derived from “højrehånd”

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Danish haand →