Where does “voldshandling” come from?
voldshandling (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål handling, 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.
voldshandling (Norwegian Bokmål): an act of violence
Definitions
- an act of violence
Ancestry of “voldshandling”, step by step
voldshandling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål handling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | handling | an act, deed; action; the plot or storyline, in a... |
| 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 |