Where does “Modeschmuckring” come from?
Modeschmuckring (German) comes from German Modeschmuck, 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.
Modeschmuckring (German): costume ring
Definitions
- costume ring
Ancestry of “Modeschmuckring”, step by step
Modeschmuckring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Modeschmuck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Modeschmuck | costume jewellery |
| 2 | German | Mode | fashion, trend |
| 3 | French | mode | fashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,... |
| 4 | Middle French | mode | — |
| 5 | Old French | mode | — |
| 6 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via German ring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ring | singular imperative of ringen; first-person... |
| 2 | Old High German | ring | ring object in the shape of a circle |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |