Where does “mesu” come from?
mesu (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.
mesu (Finnish): rakennusmestari
Definitions
- rakennusmestari
Ancestry of “mesu”, step by step
| 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 |