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
- A hand of a human, other simian or other animal...
Ancestry of “hand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | hant | hand; person; side |
| 2 | Old Dutch | hant | hand |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 4 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 5 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 6 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
Words derived from “hand”