Where does “verhandlungsfähig” come from?
verhandlungsfähig (German) comes from German Verhandlung, from German verhandeln, from German handeln, from English handle, from Middle English handel, from Old English handle, from Old English handlian, from Proto-West Germanic handulōn — hand.
verhandlungsfähig (German): triable; negotiable
Ancestry of “verhandlungsfähig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Verhandlung | negotiation; hearing, trial |
| 2 | German | verhandeln | to negotiate; to try |
| 3 | German | handeln | to act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain;... |
| 4 | English | handle | The part of an object which is held in the hand... |
| 5 | Middle English | handel | — |
| 6 | Old English | handle | a handle |
| 7 | Old English | handlian | to handle |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | handulōn | to handle |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |