hænde

Danish

/hɛnə/

verb form

Definitions

(intransitive) to happen with or without an indirect object
(passive) to happen with or without an indirect object
(transitive) to give

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse henda inherited from Proto-Germanic *handijaną (grab by hand, seize, grasp).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*handijaną

Gloss

grab by hand, seize, grasp

Concept

Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

hende Norwegian Bokmål
*handijaną Proto-Germanic
hända Swedish
händelse Swedish
måhända Swedish
hende Norwegian Nynorsk
*hendan Old English
henda Old Norse
hænda Old Swedish
henda Old Frisian