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Where does “handelen” come from?

handelen (Dutch) comes from English handle, from Middle English handel, from Old English handle, from Old English handlian, from Proto-West Germanic handulōn, from Proto-Germanic handlōną, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

handelen (Dutch): to trade, do business; to act

Definitions

  1. to trade, do business; to act

Ancestry of “handelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhandleThe part of an object which is held in the hand...
2Middle Englishhandel—
3Old Englishhandlea handle
4Old Englishhandlianto handle
5Proto-West Germanichandulōnto handle
6Proto-Germanichandlōnąto take or hold in the hand, seize, grip
7Proto-Germanichanduzhand

Words derived from “handelen”

  • handelsgewas
  • actiehandelaar
  • wijnhandelaar
  • handelsbetrekking
  • wereldhandel
  • handelswaar
  • handelsvaart
  • vrouwenhandel
  • kunsthandelaar
  • afhandelen
  • kunsthandel
  • verhandeling
  • onderhandeling
  • detailhandel
  • behandelen
  • groothandel
  • handelsvloot
  • actiehandel
  • boekhandel
  • handel
  • beurshandel
  • actiënhandel
  • vrijhandel
  • lakenhandelaar
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