Where does “hexenmeister” come from?
hexenmeister (English) comes from German Hexenmeister, 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.
hexenmeister (English): A practitioner of braucherei
Definitions
- A practitioner of braucherei
Ancestry of “hexenmeister”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hexenmeister | wizard |
| 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 |