Where does “pollmeister” come from?

pollmeister (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.

pollmeister (English): pollster

Definitions

  1. pollster

Ancestry of “pollmeister”, step by step

pollmeister 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 Poll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPollA common pet name for a parrot
2Middle EnglishpolA pool or pond; a small body of still water especially natural}
3Old Englishpōlpool
4Proto-West Germanic*pōl—
5Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
7Yorubailéhome; house
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros →Every word from Proto-Italic magisteros →