Where does “handseten” come from?

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

handseten (Old English): signature

Definitions

  1. signature

Ancestry of “handseten”, step by step

handseten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishhandA hand
2Proto-West Germanichanduhand
3SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
4Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
5Old Norsehǫndhand
6Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via Old English seten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsetena set, shoot, slip, branch; a nursery,...
2Old Englishsittanto sit
3Proto-West Germanic*sittjanto sit
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →
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