Where does “handlen” come from?

handlen (Middle English) comes from Old English handlian, from Proto-West Germanic handulōn, from Proto-Germanic handlōną, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

Ancestry of “handlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhandlianto handle
2Proto-West Germanichandulōnto handle
3Proto-Germanichandlōnąto take or hold in the hand, seize, grip
4Proto-Germanichanduzhand

Words derived from “handlen”

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