Where does “muntmeesterteken” come from?
muntmeesterteken (Dutch) comes from Dutch muntmeester, 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 — big, great.
muntmeesterteken (Dutch): privy mark
Definitions
- privy mark
Ancestry of “muntmeesterteken”, step by step
muntmeesterteken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch muntmeester
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | muntmeester | mintmaster |
| 2 | Dutch | meester | A master, boss, superior; A schoolteacher,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | mêester | A master, teacher |
| 4 | Old Dutch | mēster | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | maester | — |
| 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 |