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Where does “Schwarzhandgibbon” come from?

Schwarzhandgibbon (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.

Schwarzhandgibbon (German): agile gibbon, black-handed gibbon

Definitions

  1. agile gibbon, black-handed gibbon

Ancestry of “Schwarzhandgibbon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhand—
2Middle High Germanhant—
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
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →