Where does “Handkoffer” come from?

Handkoffer (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.

Handkoffer (German): small suitcase, valise

Definitions

  1. small suitcase, valise

Ancestry of “Handkoffer”, step by step

Handkoffer 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 koffer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankoffera case; a suitcase or briefcase
2Middle High Germankoffer—
3Middle Dutchcoffer—
4Old Frenchcofrechest
5LatincophinusA hamper, basket
6Ancient Greekκόφινοςbasket
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →