Where does “concertmeester” come from?
concertmeester (Dutch) comes from Dutch concert, from French concert, from Italian concerto, from Latin concertō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
concertmeester (Dutch): concertmaster
Definitions
- concertmaster
Ancestry of “concertmeester”, step by step
concertmeester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch concert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | concert | concert musical entertainment |
| 2 | French | concert | concert musical entertainment |
| 3 | Italian | concerto | concert, recital; concerto; agreement, concert |
| 4 | Latin | concertō | to fight or contend |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Dutch meester
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | meester | A master, boss, superior; A schoolteacher,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mêester | A master, teacher |
| 3 | Old Dutch | mēster | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | maester | — |
| 5 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |