Where does “handgången” come from?

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

handgången (Swedish): subservient

Definitions

  1. subservient

Ancestry of “handgången”, step by step

handgången 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 gången

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgångengone, past
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →