Where does “much-needed” come from?
much-needed (English) comes from English much, from English mutch, from Middle Dutch mutse, from Latin modius, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
much-needed (English): Necessary, essential, very needed
Definitions
- Necessary, essential, very needed
Ancestry of “much-needed”, step by step
much-needed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English much
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | much | A large amount of; Used to indicate, demonstrate... |
| 2 | English | mutch | A nightcap; A linen or muslin hat, especially one... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | mutse | cap, nightcap; mutch |
| 4 | Latin | modius | modius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or... |
| 5 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via English needed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | needed | Necessary; being required; simple past tense and... |
| 2 | English | need | A requirement for something; something needed;... |
| 3 | Middle English | need | — |
| 4 | Old English | nēod | desire, eagerness, earnest; desire, longing; need |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *niudi | desire, eagerness |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | newdʰ- | seeking, need |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |