Where does “fraudmeister” come from?
fraudmeister (English) comes from English meister, from German meister, 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 — big, great.
fraudmeister (English): A person who commits fraud for profit
Definitions
- A person who commits fraud for profit
Ancestry of “fraudmeister”, step by step
fraudmeister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English meister
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meister | A person of great skill or authority in a... |
| 2 | German | meister | master |
| 3 | Middle High German | meister | master |
| 4 | Old High German | meistar | — |
| 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 |
via English fraud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fraud | The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally... |
| 2 | Middle English | fraude | Deceptiveness, fraudulence; a tendency to be... |
| 3 | Old French | fraude | deception, fraud |
| 4 | Latin | fraus | A cheating, deceit, guile, fraud; A delusion,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |