Where does “אונטערהאַנדלען” come from?
אונטערהאַנדלען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish האַנדלען, from German handeln, from English handle, from Middle English handel, from Old English handle, from Old English handlian, from Proto-West Germanic handulōn, from Proto-Germanic handlōną — hand.
אונטערהאַנדלען (Yiddish): to negotiate, barter, haggle
Definitions
- to negotiate, barter, haggle
Ancestry of “אונטערהאַנדלען”, step by step
אונטערהאַנדלען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish האַנדלען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | האַנדלען | trade, deal, act |
| 2 | German | handeln | to act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain;... |
| 3 | English | handle | The part of an object which is held in the hand... |
| 4 | Middle English | handel | — |
| 5 | Old English | handle | a handle |
| 6 | Old English | handlian | to handle |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | handulōn | to handle |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
via Yiddish אונטער־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אונטער־ | sub-, under-; Prefixed to verbs to indicate "to a... |