Where does “handleggur” come from?

handleggur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic leggur, from Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic lagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak-.

handleggur (Icelandic): arm

Definitions

  1. arm

Ancestry of “handleggur”, step by step

handleggur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic leggur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicleggurleg, shank; stalk; bone
2Old Norseleggrleg, stem
3Proto-Germaniclagjazleg, thigh
4Proto-Indo-European(ǝ)lak-—

via Icelandic hönd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichöndhand; side, hand; hand, handwriting
2Old Norsehǫndhand
3Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaz →Every word from Old Norse leggr →