Where does “Handschuh” come from?

Handschuh (German) comes from Middle High German hantschuoch, from Old High German hantscuoh, from Proto-Germanic handuskōhaz.

Handschuh (German): glove; mitten, mitt; gauntlet

Definitions

  1. glove; mitten, mitt; gauntlet

Ancestry of “Handschuh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhantschuoch—
2Old High Germanhantscuoh—
3Proto-Germanichanduskōhaz—

Words derived from “Handschuh”

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuskōhaz →Every word from Old High German hantscuoh →Every word from Middle High German hantschuoch →
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