Where does “Knochenhand” come from?

Knochenhand (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.

Knochenhand (German): bony hand

Definitions

  1. bony hand

Ancestry of “Knochenhand”, step by step

Knochenhand 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 Knochen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKnochenbone
2Middle High Germanknochebone, knot
3Old High Germanknohhaknuckle; bone; knot
4Proto-Germanicknukôjoint, bone
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
6Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
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