Where does “maunderer” come from?
maunderer (English) comes from English maunder, 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 — God is with us.
maunderer (English): A babbler, a mumbler, one who speaks incessantly
Definitions
- A babbler, a mumbler, one who speaks incessantly
Ancestry of “maunderer”, step by step
maunderer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maunder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maunder | To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner;... |
| 2 | English | maund | A wicker basket; A unit of capacity with various... |
| 3 | Middle English | maunde | The Last Supper |
| 4 | Old French | mandé | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | mande | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | manda | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | mandu | basket |
| 8 | Portuguese | Manuel | — |
| 9 | Spanish | Manuel | derived from biblical Emanuel |
| 10 | Hebrew | עִמָּנוּאֵל | — |
| 11 | Hebrew | עִמָּנוּ אֵל | God is with us |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |