Where does “handflate” come from?
handflate (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.
handflate (Norwegian Nynorsk): palm
Ancestry of “handflate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | hand | A hand |
| 2 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |