Etymograph

English

handrake

From hand + rake.

A compound of hand + rake

Proto-Germanic *handuz

Proto-West Germanic *handu

Old English hand

Middle English hond

English hand

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten, right oneself’

Proto-Germanic *rakō ‘tool with a row of pointed teeth, rake’

Old English raca ‘tool with a row of pointed teeth, rake’

Middle English rake

English rake

Today it means

noun A rake operated by hand, as opposed to a horserake.

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

Etymograph / handrake