Where does “Waldmeisterbrause” come from?

Waldmeisterbrause (German) comes from German Waldmeister, 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 — big, great.

Waldmeisterbrause (German): a woodruff flavored fizzy drink

Definitions

  1. a woodruff flavored fizzy drink

Ancestry of “Waldmeisterbrause”, step by step

Waldmeisterbrause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Waldmeister

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWaldmeisterwoodruff
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

via German Brause

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBrausefizzy pop, soda pop; shower, shower bath, douche,...
2Germanbrausento make dissonant noise; roar, as done by wind or...
3Middle High Germanbrūsento roar; crash
4Old High Germanbrūsen
5Proto-Germanicbrausijanąto break; crush
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s
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