Where does “handla” come from?

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

handla (Swedish): to shop, buy; to act; take action, do; to be...

Definitions

  1. to shop, buy; to act; take action, do; to be...

Ancestry of “handla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhandlato touch, to reach; to handle
2Old Norsehandla—
3Proto-Germanichandlōnąto take or hold in the hand, seize, grip
4Proto-Germanichanduzhand

Words derived from “handla”

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