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Where does “fruitmand” come from?

fruitmand (Dutch) comes from Dutch mand, from Middle Dutch mande, from Old Dutch manda, from Proto-West Germanic mandu, from Portuguese Manuel, from Spanish Manuel, from Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל, from Hebrew עִמָּנוּ אֵל — God is with us.

fruitmand (Dutch): fruit basket

Definitions

  1. fruit basket

Ancestry of “fruitmand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmandbasket
2Middle Dutchmande—
3Old Dutchmanda—
4Proto-West Germanicmandubasket
5PortugueseManuel—
6SpanishManuel—
7Hebrewעִמָּנוּאֵל—
8Hebrewעִמָּנוּ אֵלGod is with us
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