Where does “heelmeester” come from?
heelmeester (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.
heelmeester (Dutch): healer, doctor
Definitions
- healer, doctor
Ancestry of “heelmeester”, step by step
heelmeester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Dutch helen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | helen | to heal; To accept stolen goods; to fence |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hêlen | to hide, to conceal, to keep secret, to keep quiet |
| 3 | Old Dutch | helan | to hide, to conceal |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | helan | to hide, to conceal |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | helaną | to hide, to conceal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱéleti | to be covering, hiding |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |