handelen

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) to trade, do business
  2. (intransitive) to act

Concepts

trade
act
deal
negotiate
exchange
barter
handle
take action
change
impact
impinge
manage
move
operate
present tense
procedure
produce
replace
traffic
transaction
truck
🚚
work

be effective

be efficacious

have effect

acting
affect
approach
avail
business
dealing
dealings
do business
Synonyms

te werk gaan

optreden
B1
doen
A1
ageren

bezig zijn

zaken doen

handeldrijven

ruilen
B2
transactie
C2
uitbrengen
C1
uitrichten
28k
uitvoeren
B2
uitwerken
C2

uitwerking hebben

werken
A1

activiteiten ontplooien

aanmaken
25k

ruilhandel drijven

bedrijven
B2

effect sorteren

handel
B1

handelwijze

maken
A1
opereren
B2
reageren
B2
Translations

handeln
agir
agieren
agire
wirken
vorgehen
verfahren
agir
tun
proceder
opérer
actuar
obrar
verhandeln
échanger
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɦɑndələ(n)/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
handelen
Inherited from Old Dutch
handalon
Borrowed from English
English
handle
Cognate with German
German
händeln
In summary

From Middle Dutch handelen, from Old Dutch handalon, from Proto-West Germanic *handulōn, from Proto-Germanic *handlōną. By surface analysis, hand + elen. Ultimately of the same origin as the English borrowing at Etymology 2 below (thus, a doublet of the same).

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