Where does “håndbak” come from?
håndbak (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hånd-, from Danish hånd, from Old Danish haand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.
håndbak (Norwegian Bokmål): back of the hand; arm-wrestling
Definitions
- back of the hand; arm-wrestling
Ancestry of “håndbak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hånd- | hånd when used as the first part of compound... |
| 2 | Danish | hånd | hand |
| 3 | Old Danish | haand | hand |
| 4 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |