Where does “Handelsplattform” come from?
Handelsplattform (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.
Handelsplattform (German): trading platform a software system used to trade financial products, such as stocks, bonds, or currencies, via a network
Definitions
- trading platform a software system used to trade financial products, such as stocks, bonds, or currencies, via a network
Ancestry of “Handelsplattform”, step by step
Handelsplattform 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 Plattform
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Plattform | platform |
| 2 | French | plateforme | Alternative form of plate-forme |
| 3 | French | plate-forme | platform |
| 4 | Middle French | plateforme | a flat form |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |