Where does “haundlen” come from?

haundlen (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German handelen, from Old Saxon handlōn, from Proto-West Germanic handulōn, from Proto-Germanic handlōną, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.

haundlen (Plautdietsch): to do business, to deal

Definitions

  1. to do business, to deal

Ancestry of “haundlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhandelen—
2Old Saxonhandlōn—
3Proto-West Germanichandulōnto handle
4Proto-Germanichandlōnąto take or hold in the hand, seize, grip
5Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic handlōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic handulōn →