Where does “handslag” come from?
handslag (Swedish) comes from Swedish slag, from Old Norse slag, from Proto-Germanic slagiz, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
handslag (Swedish): a handshake
Definitions
- a handshake
Ancestry of “handslag”, step by step
handslag traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish slag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | slag | A hit; punch; A hit of a ball by a bat or a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | slag | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slagiz | blow, strike |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Swedish hand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 3 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
via Old Swedish handslagh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | handslagh | — |