Where does “hönd” come from?

hönd (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

hönd (Icelandic): hand; side, hand; hand, handwriting

Definitions

  1. hand; side, hand; hand, handwriting

Ancestry of “hönd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehǫndhand
2Proto-Germanichanduzhand

Words derived from “hönd

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuzEvery word from Old Norse hǫnd