Where does “handgemaakt” come from?
handgemaakt (Dutch) comes from Dutch hand, 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.
handgemaakt (Dutch): handmade
Definitions
- handmade
Ancestry of “handgemaakt”, step by step
handgemaakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch hand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hand | A hand of a human, other simian or other animal... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hant | hand; person; side |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hant | hand |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 5 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 6 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 7 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
via Dutch gemaakt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gemaakt | artificial, unnatural; fake, insincere |