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

  1. an act, a deed; an act, a document; action

Ancestry of “handling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhandlato shop, buy; to act; take action, do; to be...
2Old Swedishhandlato touch, to reach; to handle
3Old Norsehandla—
4Proto-Germanichandlōnąto take or hold in the hand, seize, grip
5Proto-Germanichanduzhand

Words derived from “handling”

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuz →