Where does “handling” come from?
handling (Swedish) comes from Swedish handla, from Old Swedish handla, from Old Norse handla, from Proto-Germanic handlōną, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.
handling (Swedish): an act, a deed; an act, a document; action
Definitions
- an act, a deed; an act, a document; action
Ancestry of “handling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | handla | to shop, buy; to act; take action, do; to be... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | handla | to touch, to reach; to handle |
| 3 | Old Norse | handla | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
Words derived from “handling”