Where does “Pelzhändler” come from?

Pelzhändler (German) comes from German Händler, 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.

Pelzhändler (German): fur trader, fur dealer

Definitions

  1. fur trader, fur dealer

Ancestry of “Pelzhändler”, step by step

Pelzhändler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Händler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHändlertrader, merchant
2Germanhandelnto act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain;...
3EnglishhandleThe part of an object which is held in the hand...
4Middle Englishhandel
5Old Englishhandlea handle
6Old Englishhandlianto handle
7Proto-West Germanichandulōnto handle
8Proto-Germanichandlōnąto take or hold in the hand, seize, grip
9Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via German Pelz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPelzfur; fur, animal's pelt; furry
2Middle High Germanpellez
3Old High Germanpelliz
4Latinpellicianominative feminine singular of pellicius;...
5Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
6Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic handlōnąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic handulōn