Where does “spabehandling” come from?
spabehandling (Swedish) comes from Swedish behandling, from Swedish behandla, from Swedish handla, from Old Swedish handla, from Old Norse handla, from Proto-Germanic handlōną, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.
spabehandling (Swedish): spa treatment
Definitions
- spa treatment
Ancestry of “spabehandling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | behandling | treatment |
| 2 | Swedish | behandla | to handle, to treat, to use |
| 3 | Swedish | handla | to shop, buy; to act; take action, do; to be... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | handla | to touch, to reach; to handle |
| 5 | Old Norse | handla | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |