English

handstone

From hand + stone.

A compound of hand + stone

Proto-Germanic *handuz

Proto-West Germanic *handu

Old English hand

Middle English hond

English hand

Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- ‘to stiffen’

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Proto-Germanic *stainaz

Proto-West Germanic *stain

Old English stān

Middle English ston ‘a stone’

English stone

Today it means

noun A mano.

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

Etymograph / handstone