handrail

Words with a similar base: handrail

'handrail'

[bannister.n.02] as in: a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling

Origins

					handrail (English)
├── hand (English)
└── rail (English)
    ├── hrægl (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    ├── railler (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
    ├── reille (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── râle (French)
        └── râler (French)

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