Where does “gummihanske” come from?
gummihanske (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hanske, from Old Norse hanzki, from Middle Low German hantsche, from Old Saxon handsko, from Old Saxon hand, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand — hand.
gummihanske (Norwegian Nynorsk): a rubber glove
Definitions
- a rubber glove
Ancestry of “gummihanske”, step by step
gummihanske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk hanske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | hanske | a glove |
| 2 | Old Norse | hanzki | glove |
| 3 | Middle Low German | hantsche | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | handsko | gauntlet, glove |
| 5 | Old Saxon | hand | A hand |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 7 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 8 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 9 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
via Norwegian Nynorsk gummi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | gummi | rubber; gum |