Where does “ハンドバッグ” come from?

ハンドバッグ (Japanese) comes from English handbag, from English Hand, from Middle English hond, from Old English hand, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd — hand.

ハンドバッグ (Japanese): handbag

Definitions

  1. handbag

Ancestry of “ハンドバッグ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhandbagA small bag used by women for carrying various...
2EnglishHandThe part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals
3Middle Englishhondhand; Alternative form of hound
4Old EnglishhandA hand
5Proto-West Germanichanduhand
6SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
7Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
8Old Norsehǫndhand
9Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuzEvery word from Old Norse hǫndEvery word from Old Swedish hand
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