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Where does “hand job” come from?

hand job (English) comes from English Job, from Latin Iob, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

hand job (English): The act of stimulating someone's penis or scrotum...

Definitions

  1. The act of stimulating someone's penis or scrotum...

Ancestry of “hand job”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJobA person who shows remarkable patience
2LatinIob—
3Latiniuppiter—
4Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
5Proto-Italic*djous—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →