Where does “Bademeister” come from?
Bademeister (German) comes from German meister, 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, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
Bademeister (German): bathkeeper, bath attendant, pool supervisor, swimming pool attendant, lifesaver male or of unspecified gender
Definitions
- bathkeeper, bath attendant, pool supervisor, swimming pool attendant, lifesaver male or of unspecified gender
Ancestry of “Bademeister”, step by step
Bademeister traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German meister
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | meister | master |
| 2 | Middle High German | meister | master |
| 3 | Old High German | meistar | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | maester | — |
| 5 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |