Where does “venstrehåndet” come from?

venstrehåndet (Danish) comes from Danish venstrehånd, from Danish venstre, from Old Norse vinstri, from Proto-Germanic winistraz, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

venstrehåndet (Danish): left-handed

Definitions

  1. left-handed

Ancestry of “venstrehåndet”, step by step

venstrehåndet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish venstrehånd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvenstrehåndleft-hand
2Danishvenstreleft
3Old Norsevinstri—
4Proto-Germanicwinistrazleft
5Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Danish ét

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishétneuter singular of en
2Old Norseeittnominative/accusative neuter singular of einn
3Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic winistraz →