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Where does “majstrštyk” come from?

majstrštyk (Czech) comes from German Meisterstück, from German meister, from Middle High German meister, from Old High German meistar, from Vulgar Latin maester, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros — big, great.

majstrštyk (Czech): feat

Definitions

  1. feat

Ancestry of “majstrštyk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMeisterstückmasterpiece
2Germanmeister
3Middle High Germanmeistermaster
4Old High Germanmeistar—
5Vulgar Latinmaester—
6Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
7Proto-Italicmagisteros—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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