Where does “vaktmester” come from?

vaktmester (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.

vaktmester (Norwegian Bokmål): a caretaker

Definitions

  1. a caretaker

Ancestry of “vaktmester”, step by step

vaktmester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mester

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmestera champion; a master
2Old Norsemeistari—
3Middle Low Germanmeister—
4Old Saxonmēstar—
5Old Frenchmaistremaster; Master; magister
6Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
7Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Norwegian Bokmål vakt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvakta guard; a watch; past participle of vekke
2Middle Low Germanwachtwatch
3Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
4Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros →Every word from Proto-Italic magisteros →