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Where does “behandelaar” come from?

behandelaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch behandelen, from Dutch handelen, 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.

behandelaar (Dutch): therapist, one providing a therapy; One who...

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  1. therapist, one providing a therapy; One who...

Ancestry of “behandelaar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbehandelento handle, to treat; to treat; to deal with,...
2Dutchhandelento trade, do business; to act
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
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