Where does “mod” come from?
mod (Swedish) comes from English mod, from English MAD, from Middle English mad, from Old English ġemǣd, from Proto-Germanic maidijaną, from Proto-Germanic maidaz, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
mod (Swedish): courage; feeling
Definitions
- courage; feeling
Ancestry of “mod”, step by step
mod traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English mod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mod | An unconventionally modern style of fashionable... |
| 2 | English | MAD | Initialism of mutually assured destruction;... |
| 3 | Middle English | mad | Mad, insane, deranged; not of sound mind;... |
| 4 | Old English | ġemǣd | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | maidijaną | to exchange, change |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maidaz | hurt, wounded; mad, foolish; angry, enraged |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |