English

handnail

From hand + nail.

A compound of hand + nail

Proto-Germanic *handuz

Proto-West Germanic *handu

Old English hand

Middle English hond

English hand

Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-

Proto-Germanic *naglaz

Proto-West Germanic *nagl

Middle English nail

English nail

Today it means

noun Synonym of fingernail.

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

Etymograph / handnail