Where does “handler” come from?

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

handler (Danish): A trader; indefinite plural of handel; present...

Definitions

  1. A trader; indefinite plural of handel; present...

Ancestry of “handler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhandleact; trade, shop
2Old Norsehandla—
3Proto-Germanichandlōnąto take or hold in the hand, seize, grip
4Proto-Germanichanduzhand

Words derived from “handler”

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic handlōną →Every word from Old Norse handla →