Where does “Altbürgermeister” come from?
Altbürgermeister (German) 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.
Altbürgermeister (German): former mayor ex-leader of a city, male or unspecified sex
Definitions
- former mayor ex-leader of a city, male or unspecified sex
Ancestry of “Altbürgermeister”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bürgermeister | mayor |
| 2 | Middle High German | burgermeister | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | meister | master |
| 4 | Old High German | meistar | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | maester | — |
| 6 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |