Where does “mester” come from?
mester (Hungarian) comes from Italian méster, 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.
mester (Hungarian): master
Definitions
- master
Ancestry of “mester”, step by step
mester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian méster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | méster | — |
| 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 Old French maistre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |