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Where does “meister” come from?

meister (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

meister (English): A person of great skill or authority in a...

Definitions

  1. A person of great skill or authority in a...

Ancestry of “meister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmeister
2Middle High Germanmeistermaster
3Old High Germanmeistar—
4Vulgar Latinmaester—
5Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
6Proto-Italicmagisteros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “meister”

  • spinmeister
  • schlockmeister
  • horrormeister
  • partymeister
  • cheesemeister
  • fraudmeister
  • greedmeister
  • gagmeister
  • groovemeister
  • crunkmeister
  • rapmeister
  • pollmeister
  • -meister
  • crapmeister
  • tunemeister
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