Where does “i första hand” come from?
i första hand (Swedish) comes from Swedish i, from Swedish hop, from Old Norse hópr, from Middle Low German hōp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.
i första hand (Swedish): primarily (as the most important thing)
Definitions
- primarily (as the most important thing)
Ancestry of “i första hand”, step by step
i första hand traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
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 Swedish första
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | första | first; senior; higher |