Where does “modster” come from?
modster (English) comes from English mod, from English MAD, from Middle English mad, from Old English ġemǣd, from Proto-Germanic maidijaną, from Proto-Germanic maidaz, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
modster (English): A member of the mod subculture which emerged in Great Britain in the 1960s; a mod
Definitions
- A member of the mod subculture which emerged in Great Britain in the 1960s; a mod
Ancestry of “modster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mod | An unconventionally modern style of fashionable... |
| 2 | English | MAD | Initialism of mutually assured destruction;... |
| 3 | Middle English | mad | Mad, insane, deranged; not of sound mind;... |
| 4 | Old English | ġemǣd | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | maidijaną | to exchange, change |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maidaz | hurt, wounded; mad, foolish; angry, enraged |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |