*handuz
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From Pre-Germanic *(k/ḱ)ontús, related to and possibly derived from the strong verb *hinþaną (“to reach for, obtain”). Eventually often considered of non-Indo-European origin.
Compare Finnish kontti (“foot, paw, shinbone”) (from Proto-Uralic *konte), also Finnish köntys (“a clumsy person”), kontata (“to crawl”), ontua (“to limp”). Also English hind, from Proto-Germanic *handan- (“far, beyond”), Finnish häntä (“tail, back”), from Proto-Uralic *čänčä, English hock, from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (“hock”), Finnish kanta (“heel”) with Proto-Finnic and Uralic cognates, same root as Proto-Finnic *kantadak (“to carry”), from Proto-Uralic *kanta-. Also Finnish kinner (“hock”), kinnas (“mitten”), from *kindas, kinttu (“foot, calf, thigh, ham”).