Where does “modd” come from?

modd (Swedish) comes from Low German mode, from Middle Low German modder, from Proto-Germanic muþraz, from Proto-Indo-European múHtrom — excrement, urine; filth, sediment.

modd (Swedish): loose, slippery, partly melted snow, often mixed with mud

Definitions

  1. loose, slippery, partly melted snow, often mixed with mud

Ancestry of “modd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanmode—
2Middle Low Germanmoddersilt; mud
3Proto-Germanicmuþrazsediment
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmúHtromexcrement, urine; filth, sediment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múHtrom →Every word from Proto-Germanic muþraz →Every word from Middle Low German modder →