Where does “mood-thought” come from?

mood-thought (English) comes from English mood, from English 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.

mood-thought (English): A thought relating to a specific mood or mindset; one's intent or mind

Definitions

  1. A thought relating to a specific mood or mindset; one's intent or mind

Ancestry of “mood-thought”, step by step

mood-thought traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English mood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoodA mental or emotional state, composure; Emotional...
2EnglishmodeOne of several ancient Greek scales; One of...
3Frenchmodefashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,...
4Middle Frenchmode
5Old Frenchmode
6Latinmodusmeasure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via English thought

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthoughtForm created in the mind, rather than the forms...
2Middle Englishthoughtproduct of mental activity
3Old Englishþōhtthought
4Proto-Germanicþanhtazthought, idea
5Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Old English modgeþanc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmodgeþancthought
2Old Englishġeþancthought, mind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-