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
- To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner;...
Ancestry of “maunder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maund | A wicker basket; A unit of capacity with various... |
| 2 | Middle English | maunde | The Last Supper |
| 3 | Old French | mandé | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | mande | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | manda | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mandu | basket |
| 7 | Portuguese | Manuel | — |
| 8 | Spanish | Manuel | derived from biblical Emanuel |
| 9 | Hebrew | עִמָּנוּאֵל | — |
| 10 | Hebrew | עִמָּנוּ אֵל | God is with us |