Where does “Handstand” come from?
Handstand (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.
Handstand (German): handstand (a movement or position in which a person is upside down)
Definitions
- handstand (a movement or position in which a person is upside down)
Ancestry of “Handstand”, step by step
Handstand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German hand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hand | hand |
| 2 | Middle High German | hant | hand |
| 3 | Old High German | hant | hand |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 5 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 6 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 7 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
via German stand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stand | first/third-person singular preterite of stehen |