Where does “האַנטבוך” come from?

האַנטבוך (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish האַנט, 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.

האַנטבוך (Yiddish): handbook

Definitions

  1. handbook

Ancestry of “האַנטבוך”, step by step

האַנטבוך traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish האַנט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהאַנטhand
2Middle High Germanhanthand
3Old High Germanhanthand
4Proto-West Germanichanduhand
5SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
6Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
7Old Norsehǫndhand
8Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via Yiddish בוך

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבוךbook
2Middle High Germanbuoch—
3Old High Germanbuohbook
4Proto-Germanicbōk—
5Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →