Where does “handycam” come from?
handycam (English) comes from English handicam, from English Handy, from English handgun, from English gun, from Middle English gunne, from Old Norse Gunnhildr, from Old Norse Gunnr, from Old Norse guðr.
handycam (English): Alternative form of handicam
Definitions
- Alternative form of handicam
Ancestry of “handycam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | handicam | a handheld camcorder |
| 2 | English | Handy | Easy to use, useful |
| 3 | English | handgun | A small gun with a relatively short barrel,... |
| 4 | English | gun | A device for projecting a hard object very... |
| 5 | Middle English | gunne | A trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing... |
| 6 | Old Norse | Gunnhildr | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | Gunnr | battle, war |
| 8 | Old Norse | guðr | battle, war |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gunþiz | battle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰéntis | striking, killing |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |