English

handlaid

hand + laid

A compound of hand + laid

Proto-Germanic *handuz

Proto-West Germanic *handu

Old English hand

Middle English hond

English hand

Proto-Indo-European *loyt-éh₂-

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Proto-West Germanic *laidu

Old English lād ‘canal, watercourse’

Old English gelād

Middle English lade ‘river crossing’

English laid

Today it means

adj Laid down by hand.

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

Etymograph / handlaid