Where does “Handballer” come from?

Handballer (German) comes from German handball, 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 — hand.

Handballer (German): handball player, handballer male or of unspecified sex

Definitions

  1. handball player, handballer male or of unspecified sex

Ancestry of “Handballer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhandballhandball Olympic team sport
2Germanhandhand
3Middle High Germanhanthand
4Old High Germanhanthand
5Proto-West Germanichanduhand
6SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
7Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
8Old Norsehǫndhand
9Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz