Where does “hand” come from?

hand (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — 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 →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →