Where does “norgesmester” come from?
norgesmester (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.
norgesmester (Norwegian Bokmål): Norwegian champion
Definitions
- Norwegian champion
Ancestry of “norgesmester”, step by step
norgesmester 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål Norge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | Norge | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Noregr | Norway |
| 3 | Old Norse | Norvegr | north way |
| 4 | Old Norse | Norðvegr | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | norðr | north; north, northward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |