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Where does “mande” come from?

mande (Old French) comes 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 “mande”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mande”

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