Where does “meester” come from?
meester (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch meester, from Middle Dutch mêester, from Old Dutch mēster, from Vulgar Latin maester, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
meester (Afrikaans): A master
Ancestry of “meester”, step by step