Where does “fiskehandler” come from?

fiskehandler (Danish) comes from Danish handler, from Danish handle, from Old Norse handla, from Proto-Germanic handlōną, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

fiskehandler (Danish): fishmonger; fishmonger's; indefinite plural of...

Definitions

  1. fishmonger; fishmonger's; indefinite plural of...

Ancestry of “fiskehandler”, step by step

fiskehandler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish handler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishhandlerA trader; indefinite plural of handel; present...
2Danishhandleact; trade, shop
3Old Norsehandla
4Proto-Germanichandlōnąto take or hold in the hand, seize, grip
5Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via Danish fisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfiskfish; Pisces; Go Fish
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic handlōnąEvery word from Old Norse handla
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