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Where does “handikap” come from?

handikap (Danish) comes from English handicap, from English hand in cap.

handikap (Danish): handicap, disability

Definitions

  1. handicap, disability

Ancestry of “handikap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhandicapSomething that prevents, hampers, or hinders; An...
2Englishhand in cap—

Words derived from “handikap”

  • handikaptoilet
Every word from English hand in cap →