Where does “handflata” come from?

handflata (Swedish) comes from Swedish fläta, from Old Swedish flætta, from Old Norse flétta, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

handflata (Swedish): palm (inner, concave part of hand)

Definitions

  1. palm (inner, concave part of hand)

Ancestry of “handflata”, step by step

handflata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fläta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflätabraid, plait; braid
2Old Swedishflættato braid, to plait
3Old Norsefléttaplait; to plait
4Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →