Where does “verdsmeister” come from?
verdsmeister (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk meister, 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.
verdsmeister (Norwegian Nynorsk): world champion
Definitions
- world champion
Ancestry of “verdsmeister”, step by step
verdsmeister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk meister
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | meister | master; champion |
| 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 Nynorsk verd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | verd | world; the Earth; world, planet |
| 2 | Old Norse | verǫld | the world |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |