Where does “Ablasshandel” come from?
Ablasshandel (German) comes from German handel, from German handeln, 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.
Ablasshandel (German): selling of indulgences
Definitions
- selling of indulgences
Ancestry of “Ablasshandel”, step by step
Ablasshandel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German handel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | handel | inflection of handeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | German | handeln | to act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain;... |
| 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 |
via German Ablass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ablass | drain; cessation; indulgence |
| 2 | German | Lass | — |
| 3 | German | lassen | to allow; to permit; to let |
| 4 | Middle High German | lāzen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | lāzan | to let, let go, leave; to let, let go, release |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |