Where does “hant” come from?

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

hant (Middle Dutch): hand; person; side

Definitions

  1. hand; person; side

Ancestry of “hant”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hant”

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →