Where does “gouty-handed” come from?
gouty-handed (English) comes from English handed, from English Hand, from Middle English hond, from Old English hand, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd — hand.
gouty-handed (English): Suffering from gout in the hands; Slow to reward
Definitions
- Suffering from gout in the hands; Slow to reward
Ancestry of “gouty-handed”, step by step
gouty-handed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English handed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | handed | Having a certain kind or number of hands; Having... |
| 2 | English | Hand | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals |
| 3 | Middle English | hond | hand; Alternative form of hound |
| 4 | Old English | hand | A hand |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 6 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 7 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 8 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
via English gouty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gouty | Suffering from gout |
| 2 | English | gout | An extremely painful inflammation of joints,... |
| 3 | French | goût | taste, flavour; taste, discrimination; taste |
| 4 | Middle French | goust | taste; flavor |
| 5 | Old French | goust | taste; flavor |
| 6 | Latin | gustus | taste |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gustus | taste |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵéwstus | taste |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵews- | to taste, try |