Where does “verdensmester” come from?
verdensmester (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.
verdensmester (Danish): world champion
Definitions
- world champion
Ancestry of “verdensmester”, step by step
verdensmester 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 |
via Danish verden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | verden | world |
| 2 | Old Danish | werdhen | — |
| 3 | Old Danish | wærælde | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | verǫld | the world |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |