Where does “hand” come from?

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

hand (Swedish): A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player

Definitions

  1. A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player

Ancestry of “hand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
2Old Norsehǫndhand
3Proto-Germanichanduzhand

Words derived from “hand”

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →