Where does “valdshandling” come from?
valdshandling (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk handling, from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.
valdshandling (Norwegian Nynorsk): an act of violence
Definitions
- an act of violence
Ancestry of “valdshandling”, step by step
valdshandling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk handling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | handling | an act, deed; action; the plot or storyline, in a... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 |