Where does “Gleichbehandlung” come from?
Gleichbehandlung (German) comes from German Behandlung, from German behandeln, from German handeln, from English handle, from Middle English handel, from Old English handle, from Old English handlian, from Proto-West Germanic handulōn — hand.
Gleichbehandlung (German): equal treatment
Definitions
- equal treatment
Ancestry of “Gleichbehandlung”, step by step
Gleichbehandlung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Behandlung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Behandlung | treatment |
| 2 | German | behandeln | to treat; to cover |
| 3 | German | handeln | to act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain;... |
| 4 | English | handle | The part of an object which is held in the hand... |
| 5 | Middle English | handel | — |
| 6 | Old English | handle | a handle |
| 7 | Old English | handlian | to handle |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | handulōn | to handle |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |