Where does “handy” come from?

handy (Middle English) comes from Middle English hendi, from Old English hendiġ, from Proto-Germanic handugaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “handy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhendihandy, skillful
2Old Englishhendiġskillful
3Proto-Germanichandugazhandy; skillful with the hands; dextrous
4Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “handy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic handugaz →