Where does “manne” come from?
manne (French) comes from Middle Dutch manne, 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.
manne (French): manna; godsend; large wicker basket
Definitions
- manna; godsend; large wicker basket
Ancestry of “manne”, step by step
manne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch manne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | manne | — |
| 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 |