Where does “Hand” come from?

Hand (Low German) comes from Middle Low German hant, from Old Saxon hand, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

Hand (Low German): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “Hand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhant—
2Old SaxonhandA hand
3Proto-West Germanichanduhand
4SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
5Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
6Old Norsehǫndhand
7Proto-Germanichanduzhand

Words derived from “Hand”

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →
Hand — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer