Where does “håndterlig” come from?
håndterlig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål håndtere, 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 — to be lying down; to settle.
håndterlig (Norwegian Bokmål): manageable, easy to handle
Definitions
- manageable, easy to handle
Ancestry of “håndterlig”, step by step
håndterlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål håndtere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | håndtere | to handle; to deal with, cope with |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hanteren | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hanteren | to have dealings with |
| 4 | Old French | hanter | to frequent, abide in one place; to frequent... |
| 5 | Old English | hāmettan | to bring home; provide a home for; house; to... |
| 6 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |