Where does “altmodisch” come from?

altmodisch (German) comes from German modisch, 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.

altmodisch (German): outdated, old-fashioned, antiquated, outmoded, old-timey

Definitions

  1. outdated, old-fashioned, antiquated, outmoded, old-timey

Ancestry of “altmodisch”, step by step

altmodisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German modisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmodischfashionable
2GermanModefashion, trend
3Frenchmodefashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,...
4Middle Frenchmode
5Old Frenchmode
6Latinmodusmeasure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via German Alt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAltalto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland...
2Middle High Germanalt
3Old High Germanaltold
4Proto-West Germanicaldold
5Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-