Where does “móður” come from?
móður (Icelandic) comes 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.
móður (Icelandic): anger, wrath; a fierce mood or eagerness; a bank...
Definitions
- anger, wrath; a fierce mood or eagerness; a bank...
Ancestry of “móður”, step by step
móður traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish møde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | møde | meeting; encounter; appointment |
| 2 | French | mode | fashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,... |
| 3 | Middle French | mode | — |
| 4 | Old French | mode | — |
| 5 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |