Where does “handel” come from?
handel (Middle English) comes from Old English handle, from Old English handlian, from Proto-West Germanic handulōn, from Proto-Germanic handlōną, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.
Ancestry of “handel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | handle | a handle |
| 2 | Old English | handlian | to handle |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | handulōn | to handle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
Words derived from “handel”