Where does “handeln” come from?

handeln (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hantalōn, from Proto-West Germanic handulōn, from Proto-Germanic handlōną, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

Ancestry of “handeln”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old High German	hantalōn	—
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 “handeln”

hondel
handle
handlungsunfähig
Oberflächenbehandlung
börsengehandelt
gehandelt
Abhandlung
abhandeln
behandeln
Handlung
handlungsfähig
Lebensmittelhandlung
handlungsutilitaristisch
Gemüsehandlung
misshandeln
Sonderbehandlung
Wurzelkanalbehandlung
Behandlung
handeln
Zubehandelnde
behandlati
бехандлати
behandling
forhandler

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →

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