Where does “Europameisterschaft” come from?

Europameisterschaft (German) comes from German Meisterschaft, 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 — big, great.

Europameisterschaft (German): European championship

Definitions

  1. European championship

Ancestry of “Europameisterschaft”, step by step

Europameisterschaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Meisterschaft

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

via German Europa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEuropaEurope
2Middle High GermanEurōpā
3LatinEurōpa
4Ancient GreekΕὐρώπηEuropa; Europe
5Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
6Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isterosEvery word from Proto-Italic magisteros
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