Where does “motehus” come from?

motehus (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål møte, 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.

motehus (Norwegian Bokmål): a fashion house

Definitions

  1. a fashion house

Ancestry of “motehus”, step by step

motehus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål møte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmøtea meeting; an encounter; to meet
2Frenchmodefashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,...
3Middle Frenchmode
4Old Frenchmode
5Latinmodusmeasure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Norwegian Bokmål hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhusa house; imperative of huse
2Old Norsehúshouse
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd-Every word from Latin modus