Where does “maundy” come from?
maundy (English) comes 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, from Hebrew עִמָּנוּ אֵל — God is with us.
maundy (English): A commandment; The sacrament of the Lord's...
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- A commandment; The sacrament of the Lord's...
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