Where does “hånd-” come from?

hånd- (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish hånd, from Old Danish haand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

hånd- (Norwegian Bokmål): hånd when used as the first part of compound...

Definitions

  1. hånd when used as the first part of compound...

Ancestry of “hånd-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhåndhand
2Old Danishhaandhand
3Old Norsehǫndhand
4Proto-Germanichanduzhand

Words derived from “hånd-

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuzEvery word from Old Norse hǫndEvery word from Old Danish haand
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