Where does “handfylli” come from?

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

handfylli (Icelandic): handful

Definitions

  1. handful

Ancestry of “handfylli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichöndhand; side, hand; hand, handwriting
2Old Norsehǫndhand
3Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Icelandic hönd →