Where does “handarkulla” come from?

handarkulla (Faroese) comes from Faroese hond, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

handarkulla (Faroese): armpit

Definitions

  1. armpit

Ancestry of “handarkulla”, step by step

handarkulla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese hond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehondhand; arm; handful
2Old Norsehǫndhand
3Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via Faroese kulla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekulla—
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Faroese hond →