Where does “Handlanger” come from?
Handlanger (English) comes from Afrikaans handlanger, from Dutch handlanger, from German Handlanger, from German hand, from Middle High German hant, from Old High German hant, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand — hand.
Handlanger (English): A low-ranking artillery soldier in the...
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- A low-ranking artillery soldier in the...
Ancestry of “Handlanger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | handlanger | assistant, helper one who aids |
| 2 | Dutch | handlanger | accomplice, henchman one who assists in criminal or unethical activity |
| 3 | German | Handlanger | a handyman; a henchman |
| 4 | German | hand | hand |
| 5 | Middle High German | hant | hand |
| 6 | Old High German | hant | hand |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 8 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 9 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 10 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |