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Where does “muoti” come from?

muoti (Finnish) comes from Swedish mod, 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.

muoti (Finnish): vogue, fashion; vogue, fad

Definitions

  1. vogue, fashion; vogue, fad

Ancestry of “muoti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmodcourage; feeling
2EnglishmodAn unconventionally modern style of fashionable...
3EnglishMADInitialism of mutually assured destruction;...
4Middle EnglishmadMad, insane, deranged; not of sound mind;...
5Old Englishġemǣd—
6Proto-Germanicmaidijanąto exchange, change
7Proto-Germanicmaidazhurt, wounded; mad, foolish; angry, enraged
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “muoti”

  • muotihuume
  • muotisuunnittelija
  • epämuodikas
  • muodikkaasti
  • muodikas
  • muotinäytös
  • muotisana
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