English

handform

From hand + form.

A compound of hand + form

Proto-Germanic *handuz

Proto-West Germanic *handu

Old English hand

Middle English hond

English hand

Latin fōrma ‘shape’

Old French forme ‘shape’

Middle English forme ‘shape’

English form

Today it means

noun Synonym of handshape.

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

Etymograph / handform