handelen
Middle Dutch
verb
Definitions
- to handle (take in the hand)
- to act, to carry out
- to handle, to treat (a subject)
- to treat, to behave towards
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch handalon inherited from Proto-Germanic *handlōną (grip, take, feel).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*handlōną
Gloss
grip, take, feel
Concept
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Cognates and derived terms
- afhandelen Dutch, Flemish
- behandelen Dutch, Flemish
- hand Dutch, Flemish
- handelaar Dutch, Flemish
- handelen Dutch, Flemish
- handeling Dutch, Flemish
- mishandelen Dutch, Flemish
- onderhandelen Dutch, Flemish
- verhandelen Dutch, Flemish
- *handlōną Proto-Germanic
- handla Old Norse
- hantalōn Old High German
- handalon Old Dutch