English
handwipe
From hand + wipe.
Proto-Indo-European *weyp- ‘to twist, wind around’
Proto-West Germanic *wīpōn ‘to wipe’
Old English wīpian ‘to wipe, rub, cleanse’
Middle English wipen ‘to wipe dirt or other substances away from a…’
English wipe
Today it means
noun A moist towelette for cleaning the hands.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / handwipe