Where does “Meistersinger” come from?
Meistersinger (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.
Ancestry of “Meistersinger”, step by step
Words derived from “Meistersinger”