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    Origin

    From Middle English *onhande, onhende, from Old English onhende (“on hand, demanding attention”), from Proto-Germanic *anahandijaz. Equivalent to on- + hand. Cognate with Icelandic áhendur (“within reach”). Compare offhand.

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    • inheritedMiddle English*onhande
      • derivedOld Englishonhende “on hand, demanding attention”
        • inheritedProto-Germanic*anahandijaz
    • prefixEnglishon- “on, at, toward, upon.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishon-
        • inheritedOld Englishon-
    • surface analysisEnglishhand “The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in humans and other primates, and the correspon…”

    Related: Icelandic áhendur

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