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Where does “Weltmeisterschaft” come from?

Weltmeisterschaft (German) comes from German Meisterschaft, 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.

Weltmeisterschaft (German): World Cup; World Championship

Definitions

  1. World Cup; World Championship

Ancestry of “Weltmeisterschaft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMeisterschaftmastery; championship
2Germanmeister
3Middle High Germanmeistermaster
4Old High Germanmeistar—
5Vulgar Latinmaester—
6Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
7Proto-Italicmagisteros—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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