Where does “mesterverk” come from?
mesterverk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mester, 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.
mesterverk (Norwegian Bokmål): masterpiece, chef d'œuvre
Definitions
- masterpiece, chef d'œuvre
Ancestry of “mesterverk”, step by step
mesterverk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål mester
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | mester | a champion; a master |
| 2 | Old Norse | meistari | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | meister | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | mēstar | — |
| 5 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 6 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |