Where does “Magistratsbeamter” come from?

Magistratsbeamter (German) comes from German Magistrat, from Latin magistratus, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

Magistratsbeamter (German): municipal official, municipal clerk

Definitions

  1. municipal official, municipal clerk

Ancestry of “Magistratsbeamter”, step by step

Magistratsbeamter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Magistrat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMagistratcity council
2Latinmagistratusa magistrate, official; a magisterial office,...
3Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
4Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via German Beamter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeamterofficer, civil servant, public servant;...
2Afrikaansbeampteofficial, civil servant
3Dutchbeambteofficial, public servant
4Dutchbeambt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s