Where does “mêester” come from?
mêester (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch mēster, from Vulgar Latin maester, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
Ancestry of “mêester”, step by step
Words derived from “mêester”