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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

  1. Boastful, conceited, arrogant, or vain;...

Ancestry of “mody”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmōdiġbrave
2Old English-iġ-y, -ic
3Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
4Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “mody”

  • moody
  • moodily
  • modi
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