Where does “Hondsel” come from?

Hondsel (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian Hounde, 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.

Hondsel (Saterland Frisian): handle

Definitions

  1. handle

Ancestry of “Hondsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianHoundehand
2Old Frisianhondhand
3Proto-West Germanichanduhand
4SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
5Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
6Old Norsehǫndhand
7Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →