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Where does “behandling” come from?

behandling (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk behandle, from German behandeln, from German handeln, from English handle, from Middle English handel, from Old English handle, from Old English handlian, from Proto-West Germanic handulōn — hand.

behandling (Norwegian Nynorsk): treatment

Definitions

  1. treatment

Ancestry of “behandling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbehandleto treat
2Germanbehandelnto treat; to cover
3Germanhandelnto act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain;...
4EnglishhandleThe part of an object which is held in the hand...
5Middle Englishhandel—
6Old Englishhandlea handle
7Old Englishhandlianto handle
8Proto-West Germanichandulōnto handle
9Proto-Germanichandlōnąto take or hold in the hand, seize, grip
10Proto-Germanichanduzhand

Words derived from “behandling”

  • behandlingsgebyr
  • databehandling
  • laserbehandling
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