Where does “swift-handedness” come from?
swift-handedness (English) comes from English swift-handed, 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 — hand.
swift-handedness (English): The quality of being swift-handed
Definitions
- The quality of being swift-handed
Ancestry of “swift-handedness”, step by step
swift-handedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swift-handed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swift-handed | Characterized by quick, skillful movements of the... |
| 2 | English | handed | Having a certain kind or number of hands; Having... |
| 3 | English | Hand | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals |
| 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 |