Handschlag

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German hantslac, from Old High German hantslac, hantslag, hantaslag, from Proto-West Germanic *handuslagi, from Proto-Germanic *handuslagiz. Equivalent to Hand (“hand”) +‎ Schlag (“blow, hit”). Cognate with Dutch handslag, Danish håndslag, Swedish handslag. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhantˌʃlaːk/ Hyphenation: Hand‧schlag === Noun === Handschlag m (strong, genitive Handschlages or Handschlags, plural Handschläge) handshake ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Handschlag” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Handschlag” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Handschlag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Handschlag” in Duden online