Where does “Haushaltswarenhändler” come from?
Haushaltswarenhändler (German) comes from German Haushaltsware, from German Haushalt, from German halten, from English halt, from Middle English halt, from Old English healt, from Proto-West Germanic halt, from Proto-Germanic haltaz — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.
Haushaltswarenhändler (German): household goods dealer male or of unspecified sex
Definitions
- household goods dealer male or of unspecified sex
Ancestry of “Haushaltswarenhändler”, step by step
Haushaltswarenhändler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Haushaltsware
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Haushaltsware | household items, household goods |
| 2 | German | Haushalt | household; budget; housework |
| 3 | German | halten | to hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to... |
| 4 | English | halt | To limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in... |
| 5 | Middle English | halt | Limping, lame, crippled |
| 6 | Old English | healt | lame, limping |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | halt | lame, halt |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haltaz | lame, halt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kol-d- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |
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 |