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Where does “havenmeester” come from?

havenmeester (Dutch) comes from Dutch meester, from Middle Dutch mêester, from Old Dutch mēster, from Vulgar Latin maester, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

havenmeester (Dutch): harbourmaster

Definitions

  1. harbourmaster

Ancestry of “havenmeester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmeesterA master, boss, superior; A schoolteacher,...
2Middle Dutchmêester—
3Old Dutchmēster—
4Vulgar Latinmaester—
5Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
6Proto-Italicmagisteros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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