Where does “zedenmeester” come from?
zedenmeester (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.
zedenmeester (Dutch): moral guardian
Definitions
- moral guardian
Ancestry of “zedenmeester”, step by step
zedenmeester 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 zede
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zede | a norms or habit practiced by a certain people... |
| 2 | Dutch | zieden | to boil; to prepare by boiling; to seethe, to be... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sieden | to boil; to prepare by boiling |
| 4 | Old Dutch | siethan | to boil |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | seuþan | to seethe, to boil |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | seuþaną | to seethe; boil |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂sewt- | to roil; to move about, roil, seethe |