Where does “handla” come from?

handla (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse handla, from Proto-Germanic handlōną, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

handla (Old Swedish): to touch, to reach; to handle

Definitions

  1. to touch, to reach; to handle

Ancestry of “handla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehandla—
2Proto-Germanichandlōnąto take or hold in the hand, seize, grip
3Proto-Germanichanduzhand

Words derived from “handla”

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic handlōną →Every word from Old Norse handla →
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