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
Ancestry of “vänsterhand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vänster | left; left-wing; left; the left side |
| 2 | Old Norse | vinstri | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | winistraz | left |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | winiz | loved one, friend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |