manoeuvre
English
/məˈnuːvə/, /məˈnuːvɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (alternative spelling of) maneuver.
Etymology
Derived from Middle French manœuvre (manipulation, maneuver, manoeuvre) derived from Old French manovre (handwork, manual labor, manual labour) derived from Latin manopera derived from Frankish *handwerc (hand-work).
Origin
Frankish
*handwerc
Gloss
hand-work
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- maneuver English
- manoeuvrability English
- manoeuvrable English
- manoeuvrer English
- outmanoeuvre English
- supermanoeuvrability English
- unmanoeuvrability English
- manööveri Finnish
- manopera Latin
- Hand German
- Handwerk German
- Handwerksberuf German
- Handwerksbetrieb German
- Handwerkskunst German
- Handwerksmeister German
- Kunsthandwerk German
- Werk German
- handwerklich German
- manœuvre French
- håndverk Norwegian Bokmål
- *handuwerką Proto-Germanic
- manöver Swedish
- manövrera Swedish
- manewr Polish
- hand Old English
- handweorc Old English
- handġeweorc Old English
- weorc Old English
- hondwerk Middle English
- hondywerk Middle English
- manovre Old French
- hantwerc Middle High German
- manœuvre Middle French
- *handwerc Frankish