Where does “handag” come from?

handag (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic handugaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “handag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichandugazhandy; skillful with the hands; dextrous
2Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
3Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “handag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic handugaz →