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
Ancestry of “handle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | handlian | to handle |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | handulōn | to handle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
Words derived from “handle”