Where does “handgewebt” come from?

handgewebt (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.

handgewebt (German): handwoven

Definitions

  1. handwoven

Ancestry of “handgewebt”, step by step

handgewebt 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 weben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwebento weave; to intertwine
2Middle High Germanweben—
3Old High Germanwebanto weave
4Proto-West Germanicwebanto weave
5Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →