Where does “handeling” come from?
handeling (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.
handeling (Dutch): act, action
Ancestry of “handeling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | handelen | to trade, do business; to act |
| 2 | English | handle | The part of an object which is held in the hand... |
| 3 | Middle English | handel | — |
| 4 | Old English | handle | a handle |
| 5 | Old English | handlian | to handle |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | handulōn | to handle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
Words derived from “handeling”