Where does “detailhandel” come from?
detailhandel (Dutch) comes from Dutch detail, from French détail, from French détailler, from Old French detailler, from Old French dé-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
detailhandel (Dutch): retail business
Definitions
- retail business
Ancestry of “detailhandel”, step by step
detailhandel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch detail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | detail | detail |
| 2 | French | détail | detail |
| 3 | French | détailler | to detail; to retail |
| 4 | Old French | detailler | — |
| 5 | Old French | dé- | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Dutch handel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | handel | trade; business, company; shop, store |
| 2 | Dutch | handelen | to trade, do business; to act |
| 3 | English | handle | The part of an object which is held in the hand... |
| 4 | Middle English | handel | — |
| 5 | Old English | handle | a handle |
| 6 | Old English | handlian | to handle |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | handulōn | to handle |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |