Where does “mastersinger” come from?
mastersinger (English) comes from German Meistersinger, 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.
mastersinger (English): A German lyric poet of the late Middle Ages
Definitions
- A German lyric poet of the late Middle Ages
Ancestry of “mastersinger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Meistersinger | — |
| 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 |