Where does “hantera” come from?
hantera (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German hanteren, from Middle Dutch hanteren, from Old French hanter, from Old English hāmettan, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos — to be lying down; to settle.
hantera (Swedish): to handle, to manage
Definitions
- to handle, to manage
Ancestry of “hantera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | hanteren | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hanteren | to have dealings with |
| 3 | Old French | hanter | to frequent, abide in one place; to frequent... |
| 4 | Old English | hāmettan | to bring home; provide a home for; house; to... |
| 5 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |