Where does “Birchrmaastr” come from?

Birchrmaastr (East Central German) comes from East Central German Maastr, from Middle High German meister, from Old High German meistar, from Vulgar Latin maester, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

Birchrmaastr (East Central German): mayor (leader of a city)

Definitions

  1. mayor (leader of a city)

Ancestry of “Birchrmaastr”, step by step

Birchrmaastr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via East Central German Maastr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanMaastrmaster
2Middle High Germanmeistermaster
3Old High Germanmeistar—
4Vulgar Latinmaester—
5Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
6Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via East Central German Birchr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanBirchr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros →Every word from Proto-Italic magisteros →