Where does “handsnyrting” come from?
handsnyrting (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic snyrting, from Icelandic -ing, from Old Norse -ing, from Proto-Germanic -ingō — -ing.
handsnyrting (Icelandic): manicure
Ancestry of “handsnyrting”, step by step
handsnyrting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic snyrting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | snyrting | the act of making tidy and presentable; grooming;... |
| 2 | Icelandic | -ing | ing |
| 3 | Old Norse | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ingō | -ing |
via Icelandic hönd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hönd | hand; side, hand; hand, handwriting |
| 2 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |