Where does “meister” come from?

meister (Middle English) comes from Old English mǣster, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

Ancestry of “meister”, step by step

meister traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English mǣster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmǣster—
2Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
3Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Old English mæġester

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmæġestermaster

via Old English mæġister

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmæġister—

Words derived from “meister”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →
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