Where does “handless” come from?
handless (English) comes from English handleless, from English handle, from Middle English handel, from Old English handle, from Old English handlian, from Proto-West Germanic handulōn, from Proto-Germanic handlōną, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.
handless (English): Without a hand; Not handy; awkward; Without a...
Definitions
- Without a hand; Not handy; awkward; Without a...
Ancestry of “handless”, step by step
handless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English handleless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | handleless | Without a handle |
| 2 | English | handle | The part of an object which is held in the hand... |
| 3 | Middle English | handel | — |
| 4 | Old English | handle | a handle |
| 5 | Old English | handlian | to handle |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | handulōn | to handle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |