English
handiness
From handy + -ness.
A compound of handy + -ness
Proto-Germanic *handuz ‘hand’
Proto-Germanic *handugaz ‘handy, skillful, nimble’
Proto-West Germanic *handīg
Old English *hendiġ ‘skillful’
Middle English handy
English handy
Today it means
noun The quality or state of being handy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / handiness