Where does “handpenning” come from?

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

handpenning (Swedish): a down payment, a deposit

Definitions

  1. a down payment, a deposit

Ancestry of “handpenning”, step by step

handpenning 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 penning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpenninga coin, a penny; money, cash
2Old Norsepenningr—
3Proto-Germanicpanningaza coin, penny

Words derived from “handpenning”

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →