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Where does “borgmester” come from?

borgmester (Danish) comes from Middle Low German borgemester.

borgmester (Danish): mayor

Definitions

  1. mayor

Ancestry of “borgmester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanborgemester—

Words derived from “borgmester”

  • borgmesteri
Every word from Middle Low German borgemester →