Etymology Explorer › SwedishWhere does “likabehandling” come from? likabehandling (Swedish) comes from Swedish behandla, from Swedish handla, from Old Swedish handla, from Old Norse handla, from Proto-Germanic handlōną, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.
likabehandling (Swedish): equal treatment, non-discrimination
Definitions equal treatment, non-discrimination Ancestry of “likabehandling”, step by step likabehandling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish behandla Step Language Word Meaning 1 Swedish behandla to handle, to treat, to use 2 Swedish handla to shop, buy; to act; take action, do; to be... 3 Old Swedish handla to touch, to reach; to handle 4 Old Norse handla — 5 Proto-Germanic handlōną to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip 6 Proto-Germanic handuz hand
via Swedish lika Step Language Word Meaning 1 Swedish lika to make more similar to; align; to put up with,... 2 Old Norse líka also, likewise 3 Proto-Germanic līkāną to conform, to be of an agreeable kind; to... 4 Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- to bind, tie