Where does “håndplukke” come from?

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

håndplukke (Norwegian Bokmål): to hand-pick; pick by hand, choose or select...

Definitions

  1. to hand-pick; pick by hand, choose or select...

Ancestry of “håndplukke”, step by step

håndplukke traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hånd

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

via Norwegian Bokmål plukke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålplukketo pick; to pluck
2Old Norseplokka—
3Proto-Germanicplukkōnąto pluck, pull out or off

via Norwegian Bokmål hånd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhånda hand
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Danish haand →