English

handclasp

From hand + clasp.

A compound of hand + clasp

Proto-Germanic *handuz

Proto-West Germanic *handu

Old English hand

Middle English hond

English hand

Middle English claspe ‘metal catch or hook used to hold things together’

English clasp

Today it means

noun A handshake.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / handclasp