Where does “handled” come from?

handled (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk LED, from Old Norse hlið, from Proto-Germanic hlidą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlitós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

handled (Norwegian Nynorsk): a wrist

Definitions

  1. a wrist

Ancestry of “handled”, step by step

handled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk LED

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskLEDLED light-emitting diode
2Old Norsehliðgate; side; a gap, gate, space
3Proto-Germanichlidąlid, cover
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlitóscovered, sheltered; leaning, sloped, inclined
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Norwegian Nynorsk hand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskhandA hand
2Old Norsehǫndhand
3Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlitós →