Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “skræddermester” come from?

skræddermester (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.

skræddermester (Danish): master tailor

Definitions

  1. master tailor

Ancestry of “skræddermester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmestermaster; champion; guru
2Old Norsemeistari—
3Middle Low Germanmeister—
4Old Saxonmēstar—
5Old Frenchmaistremaster; Master; magister
6Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
7Proto-Italicmagisteros—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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