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Where does “mander” come from?

mander (English) comes from English maund, from Middle English maunde, from Old French mandé, from Middle Dutch mande, from Old Dutch manda, from Proto-West Germanic mandu, from Portuguese Manuel, from Spanish Manuel — God is with us.

mander (English): Alternative form of maunder

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of maunder

Ancestry of “mander”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaundA wicker basket; A unit of capacity with various...
2Middle Englishmaunde—
3Old Frenchmandé—
4Middle Dutchmande—
5Old Dutchmanda—
6Proto-West Germanicmandubasket
7PortugueseManuel—
8SpanishManuel—
9Hebrewעִמָּנוּאֵל—
10Hebrewעִמָּנוּ אֵלGod is with us
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