Where does “handgeknüpft” come from?

handgeknüpft (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.

handgeknüpft (German): hand-knotted (carpet)

Definitions

  1. hand-knotted (carpet)

Ancestry of “handgeknüpft”, step by step

handgeknüpft 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 knüpfen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknüpfento tie
2Old High Germanknupfen—
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →
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