Where does “modegek” come from?

modegek (Dutch) comes from Dutch mode, from French mode, from Middle French mode, from Old French mode, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

modegek (Dutch): A fashion freak, someone who obsesses about...

Definitions

  1. A fashion freak, someone who obsesses about...

Ancestry of “modegek”, step by step

modegek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch mode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmodefashion, trend; custom, tradition, manner
2Frenchmodefashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,...
3Middle Frenchmode—
4Old Frenchmode—
5Latinmodusmeasure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Dutch gek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgekcrazy, mad; ludicrous, farcical; silly, playful
2Middle Dutchgeckmadman
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