händig
Swedish
adj
Definitions
- handy, crafty, skilled
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse hǫndugr (efficient) derived from Proto-Germanic *handugaz (skillful, handy, nimble).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*handugaz
Gloss
skillful, handy, nimble
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hand English
- handicam English
- handily English
- handiness English
- handy English
- handyish English
- handyman English
- handyperson English
- handywoman English
- unhandy English
- Handy German
- *handugaz Proto-Germanic
- hendiġ Old English
- handy Middle English
- hǫndugr Old Norse
- *xǫdogъ Proto-Slavic
- 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐌲𐍃 Gothic
- *handag Old Dutch