Where does “groovemeister” come from?
groovemeister (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.
groovemeister (English): A performer of groovy music
Definitions
- A performer of groovy music
Ancestry of “groovemeister”, step by step
groovemeister 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 groove
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | groove | A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such... |
| 2 | Middle English | grov | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | groeve | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | gruova | hole, ditch, pit |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *grōbu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grōbō | hole, ditch, pit |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | grabaną | to dig; to engrave, scratch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |