Where does “mody” come from?
mody (Middle English) comes from Old English mōdiġ, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
mody (Middle English): Boastful, conceited, arrogant, or vain;...
Definitions
- Boastful, conceited, arrogant, or vain;...
Ancestry of “mody”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | mōdiġ | brave |
| 2 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “mody”