Where does “handaband” come from?

handaband (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic band, from Old Norse band, from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

handaband (Icelandic): handshake

Definitions

  1. handshake

Ancestry of “handaband”, step by step

handaband traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic band

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbandstring; yarn; ties, connection, relations
2Old Norsebandthe act of binding or settling; band, cord;...
3Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Icelandic hönd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichöndhand; side, hand; hand, handwriting
2Old Norsehǫndhand
3Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bindaną →Every word from Old Norse band →