Where does “Börsenhändler” come from?
Börsenhändler (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.
Börsenhändler (German): stock trader, floor trader a person who buys and sells securities on a stock exchange, either for themselves or on behalf of a financial institution
Definitions
- stock trader, floor trader a person who buys and sells securities on a stock exchange, either for themselves or on behalf of a financial institution
Ancestry of “Börsenhändler”, step by step
Börsenhändler 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 Börse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Börse | stock market, stock exchange, bourse; wallet,... |
| 2 | Dutch | beurs | A purse, both as object or capital; Various... |
| 3 | French | bourse | purse; money; financial grant |
| 4 | Italian | borsa | bag, handbag, purse, briefcase; scholarship,... |
| 5 | Latin | bursa | oxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βύρσα | the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin... |