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Where does “handraised” come from?

handraised (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.

handraised (English): Brought up and cared for by a human being

Definitions

  1. Brought up and cared for by a human being

Ancestry of “handraised”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHand—
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-Germanic handuz →