Where does “hankontakt” come from?

hankontakt (Swedish) comes from Swedish kontakt, from Latin contactus, from Latin contingō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

hankontakt (Swedish): a male connector, plug

Definitions

  1. a male connector, plug

Ancestry of “hankontakt”, step by step

hankontakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kontakt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkontakta contact, a connection; a switch; a connector, a...
2Latincontactustouched on all sides, having been touched on all...
3Latincontingōto touch on all sides, take hold of, come into contact with
4Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Swedish hane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhanea male; a plug, a male electric connector; a cock
2Swedishhänaway, hence
3Old Norsehéðanhence
4Old Norse-anUsed to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs;...
5Proto-Germanic-ōnizForms abstract nouns from weak class 2 verbs
6Proto-Germanic-nizForms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems
7Proto-Indo-European-nis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Latin cōn-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-
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