Where does “handomdraai” come from?
handomdraai (Dutch) comes from Dutch omdraai, from Dutch omdraaien, from Dutch om, from Middle Dutch ombe, from Old Dutch umbi, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
handomdraai (Dutch): a jiffy; (something that takes) a very short time or very little effort
Definitions
- a jiffy; (something that takes) a very short time or very little effort
Ancestry of “handomdraai”, step by step
handomdraai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch omdraai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | omdraai | the act of turning around, turning over, flipping |
| 2 | Dutch | omdraaien | to turn around; turnover |
| 3 | Dutch | om | around, about; at; around, over |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ombe | Alternative form of omme |
| 5 | Old Dutch | umbi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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 |