Where does “Händchen” come from?

Händchen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish hand, from Old High German hand, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

Händchen (Luxembourgish): Diminutive of Hand

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Hand

Ancestry of “Händchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishhandhand
2Old High Germanhand—
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
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →