Where does “handsiness” come from?
handsiness (English) comes from English handsy, from English hands, from English hand, from Middle English hond, from Old English hand, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand — hand.
handsiness (English): The act or state of being handsy; inappropriate touching
Definitions
- The act or state of being handsy; inappropriate touching
Ancestry of “handsiness”, step by step
handsiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English handsy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | handsy | Prone to touching other people with one's hands,... |
| 2 | English | hands | plural of hand; Third-person singular simple... |
| 3 | English | hand | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or... |
| 4 | Middle English | hond | hand; Alternative form of hound |
| 5 | Old English | hand | A hand |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 7 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 8 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 9 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |