Where does “kohandel” come from?
kohandel (Swedish) comes from German Kuhhandel, from German handel, from German handeln, from English handle, from Middle English handel, from Old English handle, from Old English handlian, from Proto-West Germanic handulōn — hand.
kohandel (Swedish): cow trading
Definitions
- cow trading
Ancestry of “kohandel”, step by step
kohandel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kuhhandel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kuhhandel | logrolling, horsetrading informal exchange of a dubious nature |
| 2 | German | handel | inflection of handeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | German | handeln | to act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain;... |
| 4 | English | handle | The part of an object which is held in the hand... |
| 5 | Middle English | handel | — |
| 6 | Old English | handle | a handle |
| 7 | Old English | handlian | to handle |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | handulōn | to handle |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |