Where does “Handlung” come from?
Handlung (German) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.
Handlung (German): plot; deed; action, act
Ancestry of “Handlung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | handeln | to act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain;... |
| 2 | English | handle | The part of an object which is held in the hand... |
| 3 | Middle English | handel | — |
| 4 | Old English | handle | a handle |
| 5 | Old English | handlian | to handle |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | handulōn | to handle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
Words derived from “Handlung”