English

handguide

From hand + guide.

A compound of hand + guide

Proto-Germanic *handuz

Proto-West Germanic *handu

Old English hand

Middle English hond

English hand

Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’

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Old Occitan guidar

Old Occitan guida

Old French guide ‘a guide’

Middle English guide

English guide

Today it means

noun A handbook.

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

Etymograph / handguide