Where does “handla” come from?
handla (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic handlōną — hand.
handla (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of handle:
## simple past
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Definitions
- inflection of handle:
## simple past
## past...
Ancestry of “handla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | handle | to act; to deal, trade, to do business; to shop |
| 2 | German | handeln | to act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain;... |
| 3 | English | handle | The part of an object which is held in the hand... |
| 4 | Middle English | handel | — |
| 5 | Old English | handle | a handle |
| 6 | Old English | handlian | to handle |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | handulōn | to handle |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |