Etymology

hondel

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Today it means: To bargain; to haggle. Full definition →

Yiddish האַנדלען ← German handeln
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  1. German · derived fromhandeln
  2. Yiddish · derived fromהאַנדלען“to trade”
  3. English todayhondel

From Yiddish האַנדלען (handlen, “to trade”), from German handeln. Doublet of handle.

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