Where does “האַנט” come from?

האַנט (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German hant, from Old High German hant, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

האַנט (Yiddish): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “האַנט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhanthand
2Old High Germanhanthand
3Proto-West Germanichanduhand
4SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
5Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
6Old Norsehǫndhand
7Proto-Germanichanduzhand

Words derived from “האַנט”

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →