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