Where does “forhandler” come from?

forhandler (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål forhandle, from Norwegian Bokmål handle, from German handeln, from English handle, from Middle English handel, from Old English handle, from Old English handlian, from Proto-West Germanic handulōn — hand.

forhandler (Norwegian Bokmål): a dealer; a negotiator; present of forhandle

Definitions

  1. a dealer; a negotiator; present of forhandle

Ancestry of “forhandler”, step by step

forhandler traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål forhandle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforhandleto negotiate
2Norwegian Bokmålhandleto act; to deal, trade, to do business; to shop
3Germanhandelnto act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain;...
4EnglishhandleThe part of an object which is held in the hand...
5Middle Englishhandel
6Old Englishhandlea handle
7Old Englishhandlianto handle
8Proto-West Germanichandulōnto handle
9Proto-Germanichandlōnąto take or hold in the hand, seize, grip
10Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via Danish forhandle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforhandleto negotiate
2Danishførbefore; before, until; before, prior, sooner
3Old Danishfor

via Danish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherpresent of være; are
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic handlōnąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic handulōn
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