Where does “Handwark” come from?

Handwark (German Low German) comes from Low German Hand, from Middle Low German hant, from Old Saxon hand, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

Handwark (German Low German): craft; handcraft; handiwork; trade; business

Definitions

  1. craft; handcraft; handiwork; trade; business

Ancestry of “Handwark”, step by step

Handwark traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German Hand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanHandhand
2Middle Low Germanhant
3Old SaxonhandA hand
4Proto-West Germanichanduhand
5SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
6Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
7Old Norsehǫndhand
8Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via East Central German Wark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanWark

via East Central German Hand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanHand
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuzEvery word from Old Norse hǫndEvery word from Old Swedish hand
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