Where does “handtakast” come from?

handtakast (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

handtakast (Norwegian Nynorsk): to take each other in the hands (as a sign of agreement)

Definitions

  1. to take each other in the hands (as a sign of agreement)

Ancestry of “handtakast”, step by step

handtakast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hand

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk takast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktakast
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk hand →