Where does “handtering” come from?
handtering (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk handtere, from Middle Low German hanteren, from Middle Dutch hanteren, from Old French hanter, from Old English hāmettan, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz — to be lying down; to settle.
handtering (Norwegian Nynorsk): handling
Ancestry of “handtering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | handtere | to handle, manage; to deal with, cope with |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hanteren | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hanteren | — |
| 4 | Old French | hanter | to frequent, abide in one place; to frequent... |
| 5 | Old English | hāmettan | to bring home; provide a home for; house; to... |
| 6 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |