English

handlock

From hand + lock.

A compound of hand + lock

Proto-Germanic *handuz

Proto-West Germanic *handu

Old English hand

Middle English hond

English hand

Proto-Indo-European *lewg- ‘to bend’

Proto-Germanic *luką

Proto-West Germanic *lok ‘shutter’

Old English loc

Middle English lok

English lock

Today it means

noun A locking mechanism that operates by hand.

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

Etymograph / handlock