Where does “handutam” come from?

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

handutam (Proto-West Germanic): handtame

Definitions

  1. handtame

Ancestry of “handutam”, step by step

handutam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic handu

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

via Proto-West Germanic tam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictamtame
2Proto-Germanictamaztame
3Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

Words derived from “handutam

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuzEvery word from Old Norse hǫndEvery word from Old Swedish hand
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