Where does “venemeisteri” come from?

venemeisteri (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian meisteri, 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, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

Ancestry of “venemeisteri”, step by step

venemeisteri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian meisteri

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

via Ingrian vene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianveneboat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isterosEvery word from Proto-Italic magisteros