Where does “handarkriki” come from?

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

handarkriki (Icelandic): armpit

Definitions

  1. armpit

Ancestry of “handarkriki”, step by step

handarkriki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hönd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichöndhand; side, hand; hand, handwriting
2Old Norsehǫndhand
3Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via Icelandic kriki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickriki—
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Icelandic hönd →