Where does “handle” come from?
handle (Danish) comes from Old Norse handla, from Proto-Germanic handlōną, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.
handle (Danish): act; trade, shop
Ancestry of “handle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | handla | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
Words derived from “handle”