Where does “messe” come from?
messe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English mess, from Middle English mes, from Old French mes, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie.
messe (Norwegian Nynorsk): Mass; a trade fair; a mess
Definitions
- Mass; a trade fair; a mess
Ancestry of “messe”, step by step
messe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mess | A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things;... |
| 2 | Middle English | mes | serving |
| 3 | Old French | mes | but; my |
| 4 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 5 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 6 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena |
| 7 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 8 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 9 | Latin | magīa | magic, sorcery |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 12 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 13 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |