Where does “horrormeister” come from?

horrormeister (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.

horrormeister (English): A person renowned for producing works in the...

Definitions

  1. A person renowned for producing works in the...

Ancestry of “horrormeister”, step by step

horrormeister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English meister

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeisterA person of great skill or authority in a...
2Germanmeistermaster
3Middle High Germanmeistermaster
4Old High Germanmeistar
5Vulgar Latinmaester
6Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
7Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via English horror

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhorrorAn intense distressing emotion of fear or...
2Middle Englishhorer
3Old Frenchhorrorhorror or terror
4Latinhorrorbristling; shaking, shivering, chill; dread,...
5Latinhorrēre
6Proto-Italichorzēō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isterosEvery word from Proto-Italic magisteros