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Where does “Hounde” come from?

Hounde (Saterland Frisian) comes 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.

Hounde (Saterland Frisian): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “Hounde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhondhand
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 “Hounde”

  • Hondsel
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →