Where does “Handschellen” come from?
Handschellen (German) comes from German Hand, 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.
Handschellen (German): handcuffs; shackles
Definitions
- handcuffs; shackles
Ancestry of “Handschellen”, step by step
Handschellen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hand | hand |
| 2 | Old High German | hant | hand |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 4 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 5 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 6 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
via German Schelle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schelle | clamp; small bell; a slap across the face |
| 2 | Middle High German | schelle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | skella | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skellan | to sound, clatter, ring |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skellaną | to sound, clatter, ring |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |