Where does “eldmóður” come from?

eldmóður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic móður, from Danish møde, 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.

eldmóður (Icelandic): enthusiasm

Definitions

  1. enthusiasm

Ancestry of “eldmóður”, step by step

eldmóður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic móður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmóðuranger, wrath; a fierce mood or eagerness; a bank...
2Danishmødemeeting; encounter; appointment
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 Icelandic eldur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiceldurfire
2Old Norseeldrfire
3Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
4Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →