Where does “modniś” come from?

modniś (Polish) comes from Polish modny, from Polish moda, 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.

modniś (Polish): clotheshorse, dandy

Definitions

  1. clotheshorse, dandy

Ancestry of “modniś”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmodnyfashionable
2Polishmodafashion; fad
3Frenchmodefashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,...
4Middle Frenchmode—
5Old Frenchmode—
6Latinmodusmeasure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →