English

handplane

From hand + plane.

A compound of hand + plane

Proto-Germanic *handuz

Proto-West Germanic *handu

Old English hand

Middle English hond

English hand

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- ‘flat’

Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂nós

Proto-Italic *plānos

Latin plānus ‘plain’

Latin plānum ‘flat surface’

English plane

Today it means

noun A manually operated plane (woodworking tool).

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

Etymograph / handplane