Where does “Hand” come from?

Hand (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German hant, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

Hand (Pennsylvania German): hand; handwriting

Definitions

  1. hand; handwriting

Ancestry of “Hand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhanthand
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

Words derived from “Hand”

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