Where does “handling” come from?

Handling derives from Old English handlung, from Old English handle, from Proto-Germanic handlōną, ultimately from Proto-Germanic handuz meaning hand.

handling (English): A touching, controlling, managing, using, take...

Definitions

  1. A touching, controlling, managing, using, take...

Ancestry of “handling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhandlinge—
2Old Englishhandlunghandling

Words derived from “handling”

Every word from Old English handlung →Every word from Middle English handlinge →