Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “behandle” come from?

behandle (Danish) comes from German behandeln, from German handeln, from English handle, from Middle English handel, from Old English handle, from Old English handlian, from Proto-West Germanic handulōn, from Proto-Germanic handlōną — hand.

behandle (Danish): treat

Definitions

  1. treat

Ancestry of “behandle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbehandelnto treat; to cover
2Germanhandelnto act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain;...
3EnglishhandleThe part of an object which is held in the hand...
4Middle Englishhandel—
5Old Englishhandlea handle
6Old Englishhandlianto handle
7Proto-West Germanichandulōnto handle
8Proto-Germanichandlōnąto take or hold in the hand, seize, grip
9Proto-Germanichanduzhand

Words derived from “behandle”

  • forskelsbehandle
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