Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/handuz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Uncertain. Conjectured to be from Pre-Germanic *(k/ḱ)ontús, related to and possibly derived from the strong verb *hinþaną (“to reach for, obtain”). Alternatively, it has been suggested to derive from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥t, possibly from *ḱomt (“hand”) (whence *déḱm̥). Finally, it is often considered of non Indo-European origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑn.duz/

Noun

*handuz f

1. hand

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *handuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*handuz	*handiwiz
vocative	*handu	*handiwiz
accusative	*handų	*handunz
genitive	*handauz	*handiwǫ̂
dative	*handiwi	*handumaz
instrumental	*handū	*handumiz

Derived terms

• *abahandijaz
• *anahandijaz
• *handijaną
• *handlōną
• *handubanô
• *handulamaz
• *handulausaz
• *handugaz
• *handumaginą
• *handusahsą
• *handuwerką
• *handuwurhtaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *handu
  • Old English: hand, hond
    • Middle English: hond, hand
      • English: hand
      • Scots: hand, haund
      • Yola: hoane
  • Old Frisian: hond, hand
    • North Frisian:
      • Föhr-Amrum: hun
      • Hallig: höön
      • Heligoland: Hun
      • Mooring: hönj
      • North Goesharde: houn
    • Saterland Frisian: Hounde
    • West Frisian: hân
  • Old Saxon: hand
    • Middle Low German: hant
      • German Low German: Hand

        Westphalian:

        Westmünsterländisch: Hand

        Lippisch: Hand

        Ravensbergisch: Hand

      • Plautdietsch: Haunt
  • Old Dutch: hant
    • Middle Dutch: hant
      • Dutch: hand
      • Limburgish: handj
      • Zealandic: and
  • Old High German: hant
    • Middle High German: hant
      • Bavarian: Hånd

        Cimbrian: hant

        Mòcheno: hònt

      • German: Hand
      • Hunsrik: Hand
      • Luxembourgish: Hand
      • Vilamovian: haond
      • Yiddish: האַנט (hant)
• Old Norse: hǫnd, hand
  • Icelandic: hönd
  • Faroese: hond
  • Norn: hanjd
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hand, hond
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: hand
  • Elfdalian: and
  • Old Swedish: hand
    • Swedish: hand
  • Old Danish: haand
    • Danish: hånd
      • Norwegian Bokmål: hånd
  • Gutnish: hand
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (handus)
• Crimean Gothic: handa