English

handstick

From hand + stick.

A compound of hand + stick

Proto-Germanic *handuz

Proto-West Germanic *handu

Old English hand

Middle English hond

English hand

Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- ‘to be sharp’

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Proto-Germanic *stikkô ‘pole’

Proto-West Germanic *stikkō ‘stick’

Old English sticca ‘stick’

Middle English sticke ‘branch’

English stick

Today it means

noun A stick held in the hand and used in juggling disciplines such as devil sticks, flower sticks, diabolo, etc.

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

Etymograph / handstick