Where does “handfängsel” come from?

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

handfängsel (Swedish): handcuffs

Definitions

  1. handcuffs

Ancestry of “handfängsel”, step by step

handfängsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
2Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
3Old Norsehǫndhand
4Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via Swedish fängsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfängselprison
2Swedishfängelsea prison, a jail
3Old Norsefangelsi—
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →