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Where does “bourguemaître” come from?

bourguemaître (French) comes from German Bürgermeister, from Middle High German burgermeister, 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.

bourguemaître (French): mayor

Definitions

  1. mayor

Ancestry of “bourguemaître”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBürgermeistermayor
2Middle High Germanburgermeister—
3Middle High Germanmeistermaster
4Old High Germanmeistar—
5Vulgar Latinmaester—
6Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
7Proto-Italicmagisteros—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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