Where does “handlest” come from?
handlest (English) 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.
handlest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “handlest”, step by step
handlest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English handle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | handle | The part of an object which is held in the hand... |
| 2 | Middle English | handel | — |
| 3 | Old English | handle | a handle |
| 4 | Old English | handlian | to handle |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | handulōn | to handle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |