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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהאַנטhand
2Middle High Germanhant—
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
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →