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Where does “hantti” come from?

hantti (Finnish) comes from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

hantti (Finnish): Short for hanttikortti; odd, incidental;...

Definitions

  1. Short for hanttikortti; odd, incidental;...

Ancestry of “hantti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
2Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
3Old Norsehǫndhand
4Proto-Germanichanduzhand

Words derived from “hantti”

  • hanttihomma
  • hanttityö
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →