Where does “mod” come from?

mod (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic mooto, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

mod (Veps): face

Definitions

  1. face

Ancestry of “mod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmootoshape, form; appearance; manner, way
2Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Finnic mooto →