Where does “Händewaschen” come from?

Händewaschen (German) comes from German hand, from Middle High German hant, from Old High German hant, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

Händewaschen (German): handwashing

Definitions

  1. handwashing

Ancestry of “Händewaschen”, step by step

Händewaschen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhandhand
2Middle High Germanhanthand
3Old High Germanhanthand
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 German waschen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwaschento wash
2Middle High Germanwaschen—
3Old High Germanwascan—
4Proto-Germanicwaskanąto wash
5Proto-Germanicwatskanąto wash, get wet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →
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