Where does “tvångshandling” come from?
tvångshandling (Swedish) comes from Swedish handling, from Swedish handla, from Old Swedish handla, from Old Norse handla, from Proto-Germanic handlōną, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.
tvångshandling (Swedish): a compulsive action
Definitions
- a compulsive action
Ancestry of “tvångshandling”, step by step
tvångshandling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish handling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | handling | an act, a deed; an act, a document; action |
| 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 |