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
- a woodruff flavored fizzy drink
Ancestry of “Waldmeisterbrause”, step by step
Waldmeisterbrause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Waldmeister
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Waldmeister | woodruff |
| 2 | German | meister | master |
| 3 | Middle High German | meister | master |
| 4 | Old High German | meistar | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | maester | — |
| 6 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via German Brause
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Brause | fizzy pop, soda pop; shower, shower bath, douche,... |
| 2 | German | brausen | to make dissonant noise; roar, as done by wind or... |
| 3 | Middle High German | brūsen | to roar; crash |
| 4 | Old High German | brūsen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brausijaną | to break; crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrews- | to break |