Where does “lily-handed” come from?

lily-handed (English) comes from English handed, from English Hand, from Middle English hond, from Old English hand, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd — hand.

lily-handed (English): Characterised by a delicate and pale-skinned...

Definitions

  1. Characterised by a delicate and pale-skinned...

Ancestry of “lily-handed”, step by step

lily-handed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English handed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhandedHaving a certain kind or number of hands; Having...
2EnglishHandThe part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals
3Middle Englishhondhand; Alternative form of hound
4Old EnglishhandA hand
5Proto-West Germanichanduhand
6SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
7Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
8Old Norsehǫndhand
9Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via English Lily

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLilyAny of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species
2Middle EnglishlilieLilium candidum, its flower, or a similar plant often used medicinally
3Old Englishliliea lily
4Latinlīlia
5Ancient GreekλείριονMadonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus
6Fayyumic Copticϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ
7Demoticḥrryflower
8Egyptianḥrrtflower, blossom
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz