Where does “håndgemeng” come from?

håndgemeng (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German Handgemenge, from German hand, from Middle High German hant, from Old High German hant, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd — hand.

håndgemeng (Norwegian Bokmål): rough-and-tumble, scuffle, free fight

Definitions

  1. rough-and-tumble, scuffle, free fight

Ancestry of “håndgemeng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHandgemengebrawl, scuffle
2Germanhandhand
3Middle High Germanhanthand
4Old High Germanhanthand
5Proto-West Germanichanduhand
6SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
7Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
8Old Norsehǫndhand
9Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →