Where does “handske” come from?
handske (Danish) comes from Old Danish hanzkæ, from Old Norse hanzki, from Middle Low German hantsche, from Old Saxon handsko, from Old Saxon hand, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand — hand.
handske (Danish): a glove
Definitions
- a glove
Ancestry of “handske”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | hanzkæ | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | hanzki | glove |
| 3 | Middle Low German | hantsche | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | handsko | gauntlet, glove |
| 5 | Old Saxon | hand | A hand |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 7 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 8 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 9 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |