Where does “toastmistress” come from?
toastmistress (English) comes from English Mistress, from Middle English maistresse, from Old French maistresse, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
toastmistress (English): A female toastmaster
Ancestry of “toastmistress”, step by step