Where does “Waldmeistersaft” come from?
Waldmeistersaft (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.
Waldmeistersaft (German): woodruff syrup
Definitions
- woodruff syrup
Ancestry of “Waldmeistersaft”, step by step
Waldmeistersaft 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 |