Where does “hondsom” come from?

hondsom (Middle English) comes from Middle English hond, from Old English hand, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

hondsom (Middle English): Easily handlable or controllable

Definitions

  1. Easily handlable or controllable

Ancestry of “hondsom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhondhand; Alternative form of hound
2Old EnglishhandA 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
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →