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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | forhandle | to negotiate |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | handle | to act; to deal, trade, to do business; to shop |
| 3 | German | handeln | to act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain;... |
| 4 | English | handle | The part of an object which is held in the hand... |
| 5 | Middle English | handel | — |
| 6 | Old English | handle | a handle |
| 7 | Old English | handlian | to handle |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | handulōn | to handle |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
via Danish forhandle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | forhandle | to negotiate |
| 2 | Danish | før | before; before, until; before, prior, sooner |
| 3 | Old Danish | for | — |
via Danish er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | er | present of være; are |