Where does “hand” come from?

hand (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

hand (Old English): A hand

Definitions

  1. A hand

Ancestry of “hand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichanduhand
2SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
3Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
4Old Norsehǫndhand
5Proto-Germanichanduzhand

Words derived from “hand”

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →