Where does “mestr” come from?
mestr (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mestre, 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 — big, great.
mestr (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of mestre
Definitions
- imperative of mestre
Ancestry of “mestr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | mestre | indefinite plural of mester; to master |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | mester | a champion; a master |
| 3 | Old Norse | meistari | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | meister | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | mēstar | — |
| 6 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 7 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |