Where does “meistaramót” come from?

meistaramót (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic meistari, from Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros — big, great.

meistaramót (Icelandic): championship

Definitions

  1. championship

Ancestry of “meistaramót”, step by step

meistaramót traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic meistari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmeistarimaster
2Old Norsemeistari—
3Middle Low Germanmeister—
4Old Saxonmēstar—
5Old Frenchmaistremaster; Master; magister
6Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
7Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Icelandic mót

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmótmeeting, gathering, assembly; tournament, meet;...
2Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
3Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros →Every word from Proto-Italic magisteros →