Where does “handgereedschap” come from?

handgereedschap (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.

handgereedschap (Dutch): hand tool

Definitions

  1. hand tool

Ancestry of “handgereedschap”, step by step

handgereedschap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhandA hand of a human, other simian or other animal...
2Middle Dutchhanthand; person; side
3Old Dutchhanthand
4Proto-West Germanichanduhand
5SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
6Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
7Old Norsehǫndhand
8Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via Dutch gereedschap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgereedschaptool; tools
2Middle Dutchgereetschap—
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →