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Where does “handelen” come from?

handelen (Luxembourgish) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

handelen (Luxembourgish): to act; to trade, to deal; to negotiate, to...

Definitions

  1. to act; to trade, to deal; to negotiate, to...

Ancestry of “handelen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “handelen”

  • erhandelen
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