Where does “האַנדלער” come from?
האַנדלער (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.
האַנדלער (Yiddish): trader, seller
Ancestry of “האַנדלער”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |