Where does “Zuwiderhandlung” come from?

Zuwiderhandlung (German) comes from German zuwiderhandeln, 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.

Zuwiderhandlung (German): contravention

Definitions

  1. contravention

Ancestry of “Zuwiderhandlung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzuwiderhandelnto contravene to act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation
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
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz