Etymograph

English

handscroll

From hand + scroll.

A compound of hand + scroll

Proto-Germanic *handuz

Proto-West Germanic *handu

Old English hand

Middle English hond

English hand

Middle English scrowle ‘scroll, document, bill’

English scroll

Today it means

noun A traditional Asian scroll that unfolds horizontally so that the reader can view one section at a time while holding it in the hands.

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Etymograph / handscroll