Where does “handtekening” come from?
handtekening (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.
handtekening (Dutch): signature, autograph
Definitions
- signature, autograph
Ancestry of “handtekening”, step by step
handtekening 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 tekenen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tekenen | to draw; to sign |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | têkenen | to mark, to put a mark or sign on |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tēkanen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taiknijaną | to show, point |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |