Where does “harryhandler” come from?
harryhandler (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål harry, from English Harry, from Old French Henri, from Latin Henrīcus, from Old High German Haimirich, from Old High German rihhi, from Proto-West Germanic rīkī, from Proto-Germanic rīkijaz — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
harryhandler (Norwegian Bokmål): a shopper that shops cross-border in a neighbouring country to their own because of markedly lower prices on foodstuffs, tobacco and/or alcohol
Definitions
- a shopper that shops cross-border in a neighbouring country to their own because of markedly lower prices on foodstuffs, tobacco and/or alcohol
Ancestry of “harryhandler”, step by step
harryhandler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål harry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | harry | cheesy, shabby, kitschy |
| 2 | English | Harry | The drug heroin |
| 3 | Old French | Henri | — |
| 4 | Latin | Henrīcus | — |
| 5 | Old High German | Haimirich | — |
| 6 | Old High German | rihhi | rich; empire, kingdom, realm |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | rīkī | mighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rīkijaz | kingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Norwegian Bokmål handler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | handler | indefinite plural of handel; present tense of... |