Where does “handglide” come from?

handglide (English) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “handglide”, step by step

handglide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHandThe part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals
2Middle Englishhondhand; Alternative form of hound
3Old EnglishhandA hand
4Proto-West Germanichanduhand
5SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
6Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
7Old Norsehǫndhand
8Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via English glide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglideTo move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly; To fly...
2Middle Englishglidento glide
3Old Englishglīdanto glide
4Proto-West Germanicglīdanto glide, to slide
5Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz
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