Where does “Pergamenthandschrift” come from?
Pergamenthandschrift (German) comes from German Handschrift, 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 — hand.
Pergamenthandschrift (German): parchment manuscript
Definitions
- parchment manuscript
Ancestry of “Pergamenthandschrift”, step by step
Pergamenthandschrift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Handschrift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Handschrift | handwriting; manuscript |
| 2 | German | hand | hand |
| 3 | Middle High German | hant | hand |
| 4 | Old High German | hant | hand |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 6 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 7 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 8 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
via German Pergament
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pergament | parchment |
| 2 | Latin | pergamentum | parchment |
| 3 | Latin | Pergamenus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Περγαμηνός | of Pergamun; of Pergamon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ηνός | -ian, -ese |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -νός | Alternative form of -νος |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |