Where does “brukim han” come from?
brukim han (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin han, from English Hand, from Middle English hond, from Old English hand, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd — hand.
brukim han (Tok Pisin): make a fist
Definitions
- make a fist
Ancestry of “brukim han”, step by step
brukim han traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin han
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | han | hand; arm; foreleg |
| 2 | English | Hand | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals |
| 3 | Middle English | hond | hand; Alternative form of hound |
| 4 | Old English | hand | A hand |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 6 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 7 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 8 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
via Tok Pisin brukim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | brukim | To break; to tear apart; to rend |
| 2 | English | break | To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture... |
| 3 | Middle English | breken | to break |
| 4 | Old English | brecan | to break; to break into a place |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brekan | to break |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |