Where does “prullenmand” come from?
prullenmand (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.
prullenmand (Dutch): wastebasket
Definitions
- wastebasket
Ancestry of “prullenmand”, step by step
prullenmand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch mand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | mand | basket |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mande | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | manda | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mandu | basket |
| 5 | Portuguese | Manuel | — |
| 6 | Spanish | Manuel | derived from biblical Emanuel |
| 7 | Hebrew | עִמָּנוּאֵל | — |
| 8 | Hebrew | עִמָּנוּ אֵל | God is with us |
via Dutch prul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | prul | a useless or worthless thing; junk, trinket,... |