Where does “handelen” come from?
handelen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch handalon, from Proto-West Germanic handulōn, from Proto-Germanic handlōną, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.
handelen (Middle Dutch): to handle; to act, to carry out; to handle, to...
Definitions
- to handle; to act, to carry out; to handle, to...
Ancestry of “handelen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | handalon | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | handulōn | to handle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
Words derived from “handelen”