Where does “ta mod till sig” come from?
ta mod till sig (Swedish) comes from Swedish mod, 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.
ta mod till sig (Swedish): to gather one's courage, to take one's courage in both hands
Definitions
- to gather one's courage, to take one's courage in both hands
Ancestry of “ta mod till sig”, step by step
ta mod till sig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mod | courage; feeling |
| 2 | English | mod | An unconventionally modern style of fashionable... |
| 3 | English | MAD | Initialism of mutually assured destruction;... |
| 4 | Middle English | mad | Mad, insane, deranged; not of sound mind;... |
| 5 | Old English | ġemǣd | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maidijaną | to exchange, change |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | maidaz | hurt, wounded; mad, foolish; angry, enraged |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
via Swedish till
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | till | to; for; with |
| 2 | Swedish | källa | a source; the origin of something; a source of... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | kalla | to call, name; to summon, call for |
| 4 | Old Norse | kalla | to call, name, refer to; to call, shout |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kalzōną | to call, shout |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kalzaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gols- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gels- | voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call |