Where does “handtas” come from?
handtas (Dutch) comes from Dutch tas, from French tasse, from Middle French tasse, from Arabic طَاس, from Persian تست, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test — to stand.
handtas (Dutch): handbag Commonwealth, purse US
Definitions
- handbag Commonwealth, purse US
Ancestry of “handtas”, step by step
handtas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tas | bag; cup; heap |
| 2 | French | tasse | cup; cupful |
| 3 | Middle French | tasse | — |
| 4 | Arabic | طَاس | bowl, basin; bowl, cup |
| 5 | Persian | تست | test |
| 6 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 7 | German | testen | to test |
| 8 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 9 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 10 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 11 | Old French | teste | head |
| 12 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 13 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 14 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
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 |