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

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

Words derived from “handeln”

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic handlōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic handulōn →