Where does “Handlichkeit” come from?

Handlichkeit (German) comes from German handlich, 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.

Handlichkeit (German): handiness

Definitions

  1. handiness

Ancestry of “Handlichkeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhandlichhandy
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 →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →