Where does “Großmaler” come from?

Großmaler (German) comes from German groß, from English daddy, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Großmaler (German): great artist

Definitions

  1. great artist

Ancestry of “Großmaler”, step by step

Großmaler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German groß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangroßbig, large, large-scale; great, grand; tall
2EnglishdaddyFather; A male lover; An informal term of address...
3English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
4Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
5Old English-iġ-y, -ic
6Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
7Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via German māler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmālermale or of unspecified gender
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from English -yEvery word from Old English -iġ