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Where does “maunder” come from?

maunder (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.

maunder (English): To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner;...

Definitions

  1. To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner;...

Ancestry of “maunder”, 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

Words derived from “maunder”

  • maunderer
  • mander
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