Where does “handräcke” come from?

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

handräcke (Swedish): a handrail

Definitions

  1. a handrail

Ancestry of “handräcke”, step by step

handräcke 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 räcke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishräckerailing, handrail, guard rail
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →
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