Where does “i andra hand” come from?
i andra hand (Swedish) comes from Swedish ändra, from German antragen, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
i andra hand (Swedish): second hand (usually in the context of renting an apartment that is being sublet)
Definitions
- second hand (usually in the context of renting an apartment that is being sublet)
Ancestry of “i andra hand”, step by step
i andra hand traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ändra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ändra | to change, to modify; to change one's mind |
| 2 | German | antragen | to offer |
| 3 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 4 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 6 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Swedish i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | i | used to signify that an action is done with... |
| 2 | Swedish | hop | heap, collection; a whole bunch |
| 3 | Old Norse | hópr | heap; group |
| 4 | Middle Low German | hōp | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | hōp | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | haup | heap, pile |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haupaz | a heap, pile; a crowd, throng |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | koupos | hill |