Where does “modh” come from?

modh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish mod, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

modh (Scottish Gaelic): way, method, mode, manner, style, form, approach;...

Definitions

  1. way, method, mode, manner, style, form, approach;...

Ancestry of “modh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmodmanner, mode, way, fashion; mood; measure, limit;...
2Latinmodusmeasure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “modh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →