Where does “χειρόφρενο” come from?

χειρόφρενο (Greek) comes from German Handbremse, 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.

χειρόφρενο (Greek): handbrake, parking brake

Definitions

  1. handbrake, parking brake

Ancestry of “χειρόφρενο”, step by step

χειρόφρενο traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Handbremse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHandbremsehandbrake
2Germanhandhand
3Middle High Germanhanthand
4Old High Germanhanthand
5Proto-West Germanichanduhand
6SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
7Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
8Old Norsehǫndhand
9Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via Greek χειρ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekχειρKatharevousa form of χέρι
2Ancient Greekχείρhand
3Ancient Greekπτερόνfeather; wing; Any winged creature
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Greek φρένο

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφρένοbrake
2Italianfrenofirst-person singular present of frenare; brake;...
3Latinfrēnumbridle, harness, curb, bit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →