handsaw

handsaw · noun¹

1. Middle English · inherited fromhandsawe
2. English todayhandsaw

From Middle English handsawe, handsagh, equivalent to hand + saw. Cognate with West Frisian hânseage (“handsaw”), Dutch handzaag (“handsaw”), German Handsäge (“handsaw”), Danish håndsav (“handsaw”), Swedish handsåg (“handsaw”), Icelandic handsög (“handsaw”).

handsaw · noun²

Corruption of heronshaw.