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Where does “maund” come from?

maund (English) comes 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, from Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל — God is with us.

maund (English): A wicker basket; A unit of capacity with various...

Definitions

  1. A wicker basket; A unit of capacity with various...

Ancestry of “maund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmaunde—
2Old Frenchmandé—
3Middle Dutchmande—
4Old Dutchmanda—
5Proto-West Germanicmandubasket
6PortugueseManuel—
7SpanishManuel—
8Hebrewעִמָּנוּאֵל—
9Hebrewעִמָּנוּ אֵלGod is with us

Words derived from “maund”

  • maunder
  • maunderer
  • mander
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