Hands
/hændz/noun
Plural of hand: the terminal part of the arm used for grasping and manipulating.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning “hand,” which also gave us words like manual and manipulate through related descendants in other branches.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ǵʰes-
“hand”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*handuz
“hand”
Old English
English
hand
“hand”
Modern English
English
hands
“plural of hand”
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