Where does “handymax” come from?
handymax (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.
handymax (English): Of a freight ship: which has a small cargo capacity (40,000 - 50,000 DWT). Member of the handysize class
Definitions
- Of a freight ship: which has a small cargo capacity (40,000 - 50,000 DWT). Member of the handysize class
Ancestry of “handymax”, step by step
handymax traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Handy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Handy | Easy to use, useful |
| 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 | battle, war |
| 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- | — |
via English Max
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Max | — |
| 2 | English | maximum | The highest limit; The greatest value of a set or... |
| 3 | Latin | Maximus | the greatest |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *magisVmos | — |