Where does “mood” come from?

mood (Estonian) comes from German 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 (Estonian): fashion; tradition; appearance, style

Definitions

  1. fashion; tradition; appearance, style

Ancestry of “mood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanModefashion, trend
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

Words derived from “mood”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →