Where does “Modepuppe” come from?

Modepuppe (German) 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.

Modepuppe (German): clotheshorse

Definitions

  1. clotheshorse

Ancestry of “Modepuppe”, step by step

Modepuppe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mode

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

via German puppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpuppedoll
2Latinpupagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
3Latinpupusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →