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

  1. back of the hand; arm-wrestling

Ancestry of “håndbak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhånd-hånd when used as the first part of compound...
2Danishhåndhand
3Old Danishhaandhand
4Old Norsehǫndhand
5Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Danish haand →