Where does “hand” come from?

hand (German) comes 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.

hand (German): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “hand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhanthand
2Old High Germanhanthand
3Proto-West Germanichanduhand
4SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
5Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
6Old Norsehǫndhand
7Proto-Germanichanduzhand

Words derived from “hand”

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →