Where does “vänsterhand” come from?

vänsterhand (Swedish) comes from Swedish vänster, from Old Norse vinstri, from Proto-Germanic winistraz, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

vänsterhand (Swedish): a left hand

Definitions

  1. a left hand

Ancestry of “vänsterhand”, step by step

vänsterhand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vänster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvänsterleft; left-wing; left; the left side
2Old Norsevinstri—
3Proto-Germanicwinistrazleft
4Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic winistraz →