Where does “Mode” come from?
Mode (German) comes 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.
Mode (German): fashion, trend
Ancestry of “Mode”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | mode | fashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,... |
| 2 | Middle French | mode | — |
| 3 | Old French | mode | — |
| 4 | Latin | modus | measure; bound, limit; manner , way , method |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
Words derived from “Mode”