Where does “hand” come from?

hand (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hant, from Old Dutch hant, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

hand (Dutch): A hand of a human, other simian or other animal...

Definitions

  1. A hand of a human, other simian or other animal...

Ancestry of “hand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhanthand; person; side
2Old Dutchhanthand
3Proto-West Germanichanduhand
4SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
5Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
6Old Norsehǫndhand
7Proto-Germanichanduzhand

Words derived from “hand”

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →