Where does “mester” come from?
mester (Danish) comes from Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
mester (Danish): master; champion; guru
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Words derived from “mester”