Where does “hand” come from?

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

hand (Old Swedish): A hand; A direction; A behalf

Definitions

  1. A hand; A direction; A behalf

Ancestry of “hand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehǫndhand
2Proto-Germanichanduzhand

Words derived from “hand”

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →