Where does “mesterværk” come from?
mesterværk (Danish) comes from Danish mester, 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 — big, great.
mesterværk (Danish): masterpiece
Definitions
- masterpiece
Ancestry of “mesterværk”, step by step
mesterværk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish mester
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | mester | master; champion; guru |
| 2 | Old Norse | meistari | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | meister | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | mēstar | — |
| 5 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 6 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |