Where does “handle” come from?

handle (Old English) comes from Old English handlian, from Proto-West Germanic handulōn, from Proto-Germanic handlōną, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

handle (Old English): a handle

Definitions

  1. a handle

Ancestry of “handle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhandlianto handle
2Proto-West Germanichandulōnto handle
3Proto-Germanichandlōnąto take or hold in the hand, seize, grip
4Proto-Germanichanduzhand

Words derived from “handle”

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