handeln

German (Berlin)

/ˈhandəln/, /ˈhɛnd(ə)ln/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to act; to take action
  • (intransitive) to negotiate; to bargain; to haggle
  • (intransitive) to trade in; to deal; to sell
  • (transitive) to trade
  • (transitive) to tip as; to take into consideration as being
  • (intransitive) to discuss; to deal with; to write or speak about
  • (intransitive) to be about; to deal with
  • (impersonal) to be

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German handeln inherited from Old High German hantalōn inherited from Proto-Germanic *handlōną (grip, take, feel).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*handlōną

Gloss

grip, take, feel

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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