Where does “monden” come from?

monden (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French mondain, from Old French mondain, from Late Latin mundanus, from Latin mundus, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

monden (Norwegian Bokmål): worldly, fashionable, elegant, sophisticated

Definitions

worldly, fashionable, elegant, sophisticated

Ancestry of “monden”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	mondain	worldly, mundane; chic
2	Old French	mondain	—
3	Late Latin	mundanus	worldly, mundane; cosmopolitan
4	Latin	mundus	clean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,...
5	Proto-Indo-European	mewH-	to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →Every word from Latin mundus →Every word from Late Latin mundanus →