Where does “האַנטפֿלאַך” come from?

האַנטפֿלאַך (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.

האַנטפֿלאַך (Yiddish): palm of the hand

Definitions

  1. palm of the hand

Ancestry of “האַנטפֿלאַך”, step by step

האַנטפֿלאַך 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 פֿלאַך

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿלאַךflat
2Middle High Germanvlach—
3Old High Germanflahflat, smooth
4Proto-West Germanic*flak—
5Proto-Germanicflakazflat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥kehflat surface
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Old Norse hǫnd →Every word from Old Swedish hand →