Where does “Antiquitätenhändler” come from?
Antiquitätenhändler (German) comes from German Händler, 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.
Antiquitätenhändler (German): antique dealer, antiques dealer (dealer in antiques) male or of unspecified gender
Definitions
- antique dealer, antiques dealer (dealer in antiques) male or of unspecified gender
Ancestry of “Antiquitätenhändler”, step by step
Antiquitätenhändler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Händler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Händler | trader, merchant |
| 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 Antiquität
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Antiquität | antique |