Where does “hand” come from?

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

hand (Old Frisian): Alternative form of hond

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hond

Ancestry of “hand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhondhand
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
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →