Where does “Handsäge” come from?

Handsäge (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.

Handsäge (German): Any type of saw used by hand, like handsaw, crosscut saw, fretsaw, bow saw, backsaw, Japanese saw, puk saw

Definitions

  1. Any type of saw used by hand, like handsaw, crosscut saw, fretsaw, bow saw, backsaw, Japanese saw, puk saw

Ancestry of “Handsäge”, step by step

Handsäge 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 Säge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSägesaw
2Middle High Germansage—
3Old High Germansagastory
4Proto-West Germanicsagāstory
5Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →