Where does “modevisning” come from?

modevisning (Swedish) comes from Swedish mode, 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.

modevisning (Swedish): fashion show

Definitions

  1. fashion show

Ancestry of “modevisning”, step by step

modevisning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmodefashion, a fashion trend
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 Swedish visning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvisningshow, display
2Swedishvisaa song, a tune; in particular with a simple...
3Old Swedishvīsato show
4Old Norsevísato show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,...
5Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →