Where does “muotivaate” come from?

muotivaate (Finnish) comes from Finnish muoti, 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 — soft, tender, dear.

muotivaate (Finnish): fashionwear, an article of fashion clothes

Definitions

  1. fashionwear, an article of fashion clothes

Ancestry of “muotivaate”, step by step

muotivaate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muoti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuotivogue, fashion; vogue, fad
2Swedishmodcourage; feeling
3EnglishmodAn unconventionally modern style of fashionable...
4EnglishMADInitialism of mutually assured destruction;...
5Middle EnglishmadMad, insane, deranged; not of sound mind;...
6Old Englishġemǣd
7Proto-Germanicmaidijanąto exchange, change
8Proto-Germanicmaidazhurt, wounded; mad, foolish; angry, enraged
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Finnish vaate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaatepiece of clothing, garment; clothing, clothes
2Proto-Finnic*vaat'ëkclothing, garment
3Proto-Germanicwēdizpiece of cloth, garment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Proto-Germanic maidazEvery word from Proto-Germanic maidijaną