Where does “Handlungsreisende” come from?
Handlungsreisende (German) comes from German Handlung, 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.
Ancestry of “Handlungsreisende”, step by step
Handlungsreisende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Handlung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Handlung | plot; deed; action, act |
| 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 Reisende
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Reisende | female equivalent of Reisender |