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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

  1. A commandment; The sacrament of the Lord's...

Ancestry of “maundy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmandé—
2Middle Dutchmande—
3Old Dutchmanda—
4Proto-West Germanicmandubasket
5PortugueseManuel—
6SpanishManuel—
7Hebrewעִמָּנוּאֵל—
8Hebrewעִמָּנוּ אֵלGod is with us
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