Where does “manidoo” come from?

manidoo (English) comes from English manitou, from French manitou, from Ojibwe manidoo, from Proto-Algonquian maneto·wa — a supernatural being.

manidoo (English): Alternative form of manitou

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of manitou

Ancestry of “manidoo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmanitouA god or spirit as the object of religious awe or...
2Frenchmanitoumanitou
3Ojibwemanidoospirit; manitou; god
4Proto-Algonquianmaneto·waa supernatural being
Every word from Proto-Algonquian maneto·wa →Every word from Ojibwe manidoo →Every word from French manitou →