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Where does “maundie” come from?

maundie (Middle English) comes from Old French mande, 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.

Ancestry of “maundie”, step by step

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

Words derived from “maundie”

  • maund
  • maunder
  • maunderer
  • mander
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