Where does “haundfu” come from?

haundfu (Scots) comes from Old English handfull, from Old English hand, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

haundfu (Scots): handful

Definitions

  1. handful

Ancestry of “haundfu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhandfullhandful
2Old EnglishhandA hand
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 →