Where does “hårdhandskarna” come from?
hårdhandskarna (Swedish) comes from Swedish handske, from Old Norse hanzki, from Middle Low German hantsche, from Old Saxon handsko, from Old Saxon hand, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand — hand.
Ancestry of “hårdhandskarna”, step by step
hårdhandskarna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish handske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | handske | glove, traditionally made of leather (but also includes gloves made of rubber and the like – sturdier gloves) |
| 2 | Old Norse | hanzki | glove |
| 3 | Middle Low German | hantsche | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | handsko | gauntlet, glove |
| 5 | Old Saxon | hand | A hand |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 7 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 8 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 9 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
via Swedish hård
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hård | hard; inflexible; rigid; unbending; hard;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | harþer | hard, inflexible; stern, tough; violent, fierce |
| 3 | Old Norse | harðr | hard; hard, stern, severe; hardy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |