English

handwell

From hand + well.

A compound of hand + well

Proto-Germanic *handuz

Proto-West Germanic *handu

Old English hand

Middle English hond

English hand

Proto-Germanic *wela

Old English wel ‘well’

Middle English wel ‘well’

English well

Today it means

noun A small manhole.

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

Etymograph / handwell