Where does “Schachweltmeister” come from?

Schachweltmeister (German) comes from German schāch, from Middle High German schāch, from Latin scacci, from Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋 — to sire, beget.

Schachweltmeister (German): world chess champion

Definitions

  1. world chess champion

Ancestry of “Schachweltmeister”, step by step

Schachweltmeister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schāch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschāchchess game
2Middle High Germanschāch
3Latinscaccichess
4LatinscaccusAPI; check
5Arabicشَاهking in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah
6Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
7Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
8Old Persian𐏋king
9Proto-Iranianxšáyati
10Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
11Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via German Weltmeister

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeltmeisterworld champion
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyatiEvery word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati