Where does “音MAD” come from?

音MAD (Japanese) comes from Japanese MAD, from English MAD, from Middle English mad, from Old English ġemǣd, from Proto-Germanic maidijaną, from Proto-Germanic maidaz, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

音MAD (Japanese): A genre of video, originating in Japan, featuring mash-ups of media from multiple sources to recreate a song; a YTPMV

Definitions

  1. A genre of video, originating in Japan, featuring mash-ups of media from multiple sources to recreate a song; a YTPMV

Ancestry of “音MAD”, step by step

音MAD traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese MAD

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseMADa genre of video, originating in Japan, featuring...
2EnglishMADInitialism of mutually assured destruction;...
3Middle EnglishmadMad, insane, deranged; not of sound mind;...
4Old Englishġemǣd
5Proto-Germanicmaidijanąto exchange, change
6Proto-Germanicmaidazhurt, wounded; mad, foolish; angry, enraged
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesesound
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Proto-Germanic maidazEvery word from Proto-Germanic maidijaną