Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/handulā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *handulōn.

Noun

*handulā f

1. handle

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*handulā
Genitive	*handulōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*handulā	*handulōn
Accusative	*handulōn	*handulōn
Genitive	*handulōn	*handulōnō
Dative	*handulōn	*handulōm, *handulum
Instrumental	*handulōn	*handulōm, *handulum

Descendants

• Old English: handle, handele
  • Middle English: handel, hondel
    • English: handle
      • → Dutch: hendel
    • Scots: handil, handill, handle
• Old Dutch: *handala, *handalo
  • Middle Dutch: handel m
    • Dutch: handel m or n
• Old High German: *hantala, *hantalo
  • Middle High German: hantel m or f
    • German: Hantel f