Where does “hands” come from?
Hands comes from Middle English hond, Old English hand, Proto-Germanic hundą, and Proto-Indo-European roots ḱm̥tóm, ḱwn̥tós, and ḱwṓ.
hands (English): plural of hand; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of hand; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “hands”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hand | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or... |
| 2 | Middle English | hond | hand; Alternative form of hound |
| 3 | Old English | hand | A hand |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 5 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 6 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 7 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |