Etymograph

English

mod

Abbreviations.

Another origin of mod

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meh₂d-‘to encounter, come’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*mōtą‘meeting’reconstructed
  3. Old Norsec. 800–1350mót‘meeting’
  4. Scottish Gaelicmodernmòd‘assembly, meeting’
  5. Englishtodaymod

Today it means

noun An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length black trenchcoats and sunglasses.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “mod”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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