Where does “Handbesen” come from?

Handbesen (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.

Ancestry of “Handbesen”, step by step

Handbesen 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 Besen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBesenbroom
2Middle High Germanbëseme—
3Old High Germanbesamobroom
4Proto-West Germanicbesmōbranch, rod; broom
5Proto-Germanicbesmô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰés-mō ~ bʰs-m̥nés—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰes-wind; to blow, chew, rub; to rub, grind
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →
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