Where does “håndtere” come from?
håndtere (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German hanteren, from Middle Dutch hanteren, from Old French hanter, from Old English hāmettan, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos — to be lying down; to settle.
håndtere (Norwegian Bokmål): to handle; to deal with, cope with
Definitions
- to handle; to deal with, cope with
Ancestry of “håndtere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | hanteren | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hanteren | — |
| 3 | Old French | hanter | to frequent, abide in one place; to frequent... |
| 4 | Old English | hāmettan | to bring home; provide a home for; house; to... |
| 5 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
Words derived from “håndtere”