Where does “бехандлати” come from?
бехандлати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German behandeln, from German handeln, from English handle, from Middle English handel, from Old English handle, from Old English handlian, from Proto-West Germanic handulōn, from Proto-Germanic handlōną — hand.
бехандлати (Serbo-Croatian): to handle, treat
Definitions
- to handle, treat
Ancestry of “бехандлати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | behandeln | to treat; to cover |
| 2 | German | handeln | to act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain;... |
| 3 | English | handle | The part of an object which is held in the hand... |
| 4 | Middle English | handel | — |
| 5 | Old English | handle | a handle |
| 6 | Old English | handlian | to handle |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | handulōn | to handle |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |