Where does “handplant” come from?

handplant (English) comes from English plant, from Middle English plante, from Old English plante, from Proto-West Germanic *plantu, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

handplant (English): A move in which the skater balances on his hand...

Definitions

  1. A move in which the skater balances on his hand...

Ancestry of “handplant”, step by step

handplant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English plant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplantAn organism that is not an animal, especially an...
2Middle Englishplante
3Old Englishplanteplant, shoot
4Proto-West Germanic*plantuplant, shoot
5Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
6Proto-Italicplāntā
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂Every word from Proto-Italic plāntā