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Where does “handelia” come from?

handelia (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic handulōn, from Proto-Germanic handlōną, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

Ancestry of “handelia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “handelia”

  • mishondelje
  • hondelje
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