Where does “Maundy Thursday” come from?
Maundy Thursday (English) comes from Old French mandé, 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.
Maundy Thursday (English): The Thursday before Easter, which commemorates the Last Supper
Definitions
- The Thursday before Easter, which commemorates the Last Supper
Ancestry of “Maundy Thursday”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | mandé | — |
| 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 |