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
Ancestry of “handleggur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | leggur | leg, shank; stalk; bone |
| 2 | Old Norse | leggr | leg, stem |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaz | leg, thigh |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (ǝ)lak- | — |