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

Definitions

  1. palm

Ancestry of “handflate”, step by step

handflate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskhandA hand
2Old Norsehǫndhand
3Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via Norwegian Nynorsk flåte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskflåteraft; fleet; big man
2Old Norseflata—
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk hand →