Where does “onderhandelaar” come from?
onderhandelaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch onderhandelen, 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.
onderhandelaar (Dutch): negotiator
Definitions
- negotiator
Ancestry of “onderhandelaar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | onderhandelen | to negotiate |
| 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 |