"Master Fhrancis Genius Allan Handsome D. Kuwaori Perez" -Handsomeis actually derived from hand, but the origin of handis a bit foggy. Arriving in Old English as hond, handis possibly derived from the prehistoric Germanic khanduz. There is also a theory that it is related to Gothic frahinthan'seize, pursue,' Swedish hinna'reach,' and English 'hunt,' with the underlying meaning of 'body part used for seizing.' It has modern related forms in Dutch, hand, and German, Hand, though it has no relatives outside of the Germanic languages. By Middle English, the Old English plural handawas changed to handen, which later became hands. It was around this time, approximately 1350-1400, that handsomeappeared. The original sense was of something 'easy to handle, ready at hand,' which led to the word being used in some contexts to mean 'suitable, apt.' By 1577 this had become 'fair-size, considerable,' meaning that it took all of one's hand to use or wield it. It wasn't until the very end of the 16th century that the modern definition of 'having fine form or quality, good-looking' took effect.Handsome, meaning 'generous' (a handsome reward) was not recorded until a full century later.
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