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Hand.

hand

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/hant/[hɑnd̥]

  1. hand

    feminine

  2. handwriting

    broadly · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German hant, from Old High German hant, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz. Compare Dutch hand, English hand, West Frisian hân, Danish hånd, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (handus), Yiddish האַנט (hant).

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