Where does “munster” come from?

munster (Middle Low German) comes from Old French monstre, from Latin mōnstrum, from Proto-Italic monestrom.

Ancestry of “munster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmonstremonster
2Latinmōnstruma divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent
3Proto-Italicmonestrom—

Words derived from “munster”

Every word from Proto-Italic monestrom →Every word from Latin mōnstrum →Every word from Old French monstre →