Where does “järjestelymestari” come from?
järjestelymestari (Finnish) comes from Finnish mestari, from Old Swedish mæstare, from Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros — big, great.
järjestelymestari (Finnish): a railway worker who is responsible for planning the movements of rolling stock on a railway station or yard; yardmaster
Definitions
- a railway worker who is responsible for planning the movements of rolling stock on a railway station or yard; yardmaster
Ancestry of “järjestelymestari”, step by step
järjestelymestari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mestari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mestari | master; expert; champion |
| 2 | Old Swedish | mæstare | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | meistari | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | meister | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | mēstar | — |
| 6 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 7 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via Finnish järjestely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | järjestely | arrangement, deal; The act of sorting; setup |
| 2 | Finnish | järjestellä | to arrange; to organize |
| 3 | Finnish | järjestää | to arrange; to organize |
| 4 | Finnish | järki | reason; sense |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | järki | row; order, condition |