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Where does “Meister” come from?

Meister (German) comes 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.

Meister (German): master; champion

Definitions

  1. master; champion

Ancestry of “Meister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmeistermaster
2Old High Germanmeistar—
3Vulgar Latinmaester—
4Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
5Proto-Italicmagisteros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “Meister”

  • maestro
  • meister
  • spinmeister
  • schlockmeister
  • waldmeister
  • partymeister
  • fraudmeister
  • maestrolike
  • crapmeister
  • groovemeister
  • gagmeister
  • cheesemeister
  • horrormeister
  • -meister
  • rapmeister
  • tunemeister
  • pollmeister
  • crunkmeister
  • greedmeister
  • ammaestrato
  • ammaestratamente
  • ammaestrare
  • maestro
  • ammaestrabile
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