Where does “hantske” come from?

hantske (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon handsko, 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.

hantske (Middle Low German): gauntlet, glove

Definitions

  1. gauntlet, glove

Ancestry of “hantske”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhandskogauntlet, glove
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
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuzEvery word from Old Norse hǫndEvery word from Old Swedish hand
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