Etymology

uphand

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Today it means: Designed to be lifted by the hand, or by both hands Full definition →

English hand ← Middle English hond ← Old English hand
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The story

  1. Englishup-
  2. Proto-Germanic*handuz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*handu
  4. Old Englishhand
  5. Middle Englishhond
  6. Englishhand
  7. English todayuphand

From up- + hand.

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