Where does “handlarka” come from?
handlarka (Polish) comes from Polish handlarz, from German Händler, from German handeln, from English handle, from Middle English handel, from Old English handle, from Old English handlian, from Proto-West Germanic handulōn — hand.
handlarka (Polish): female equivalent of handlarz
Definitions
- female equivalent of handlarz
Ancestry of “handlarka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | handlarz | tradesman, huckster, peddler, monger |
| 2 | German | Händler | trader, merchant |
| 3 | German | handeln | to act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain;... |
| 4 | English | handle | The part of an object which is held in the hand... |
| 5 | Middle English | handel | — |
| 6 | Old English | handle | a handle |
| 7 | Old English | handlian | to handle |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | handulōn | to handle |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |