English

handie-talkie

Originally military, used since at least 1943.

Equivalent to hand + -ie + talk

Proto-Germanic *handuz

Proto-West Germanic *handu

Old English hand

Middle English hond

English hand

Proto-Indo-European *dol-

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Proto-Germanic *talkōną ‘to talk’

Proto-West Germanic *talkōn ‘to talk’

Old English *tealcian ‘to talk’

Middle English talken

English talk

Today it means

noun Synonym of walkie-talkie (“portable bidirectional radio transceiver”).

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

Etymograph / handie-talkie