Where does “Handkuss” come from?

Handkuss (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.

Handkuss (German): hand-kiss

Definitions

  1. hand-kiss

Ancestry of “Handkuss”, step by step

Handkuss 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 kuss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankusskiss
2Middle High Germankus—
3Old High Germankuskiss
4Proto-West Germanickosskiss
5Proto-Germanickussazkiss
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →
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