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...
Definitions
- A commandment; The sacrament of the Lord's...
Ancestry of “maundy”, step by step
maundy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French mandé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | mandé | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mande | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | manda | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mandu | basket |
| 5 | Portuguese | Manuel | — |
| 6 | Spanish | Manuel | derived from biblical Emanuel |
| 7 | Hebrew | עִמָּנוּאֵל | — |
| 8 | Hebrew | עִמָּנוּ אֵל | God is with us |
via Middle English maundee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | maundee | — |
| 2 | Middle French | mandée | — |
| 3 | Latin | mandātum | mandate, command, commandment, commission, charge, order to do something, law |
| 4 | Latin | mandō | to order, command, enjoin |
| 5 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |