Where does “hanskantekijä” come from?
hanskantekijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish hanska, from Swedish handske, from Old Norse hanzki, from Middle Low German hantsche, from Old Saxon handsko, from Old Saxon hand, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand — hand.
hanskantekijä (Finnish): glover person who makes gloves
Definitions
- glover person who makes gloves
Ancestry of “hanskantekijä”, step by step
hanskantekijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hanska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hanska | glove |
| 2 | Swedish | handske | glove, traditionally made of leather (but also includes gloves made of rubber and the like – sturdier gloves) |
| 3 | Old Norse | hanzki | glove |
| 4 | Middle Low German | hantsche | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | handsko | gauntlet, glove |
| 6 | Old Saxon | hand | A hand |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 8 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 9 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 10 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |