Where does “marihand” come from?

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

marihand (Norwegian Nynorsk): heath spotted orchid, Dactylorhiza maculata

Definitions

  1. heath spotted orchid, Dactylorhiza maculata

Ancestry of “marihand”, step by step

marihand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hand

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk Mari

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