Where does “ツヴァイハンダー” come from?

ツヴァイハンダー (Japanese) comes from English Zweihänder, from German Zweihänder, from German hand, from Middle High German hant, from Old High German hant, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand — hand.

ツヴァイハンダー (Japanese): Zweihänder

Definitions

  1. Zweihänder

Ancestry of “ツヴァイハンダー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishZweihänderA two-handed sword primarily of Renaissance...
2GermanZweihänderA 14th century two-handed sword
3Germanhandhand
4Middle High Germanhanthand
5Old High Germanhanthand
6Proto-West Germanichanduhand
7SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
8Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
9Old Norsehǫndhand
10Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuzEvery word from Old Norse hǫndEvery word from Old Swedish hand