Where does “hanthaben” come from?

hanthaben (Middle High German) comes from Old French maintenir, from Vulgar Latin manuteneo, from Latin manu, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

Ancestry of “hanthaben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmaintenirto maintain
2Vulgar LatinmanuteneoI support, maintain
3Latinmanuablative singular of manus; by hand; with the...
4Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
5Proto-Italicmanushand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “hanthaben”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →