Where does “mood” come from?

Mood comes from Middle English mode, from Old English mōd, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European med- meaning to measure or think.

mood (English): A mental or emotional state, composure; Emotional...

Definitions

  1. A mental or emotional state, composure; Emotional...

Ancestry of “mood”, step by step

mood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmodeOne of several ancient Greek scales; One of...
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 Middle English mood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmoodAlternative form of mode
2Old Englishmōdheart, mind, spirit, mood, temper; courage;...
3Proto-Germanicmōdazmind, sense; zeal, boldness, courage; anger
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

Words derived from “mood”

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