Where does “māster” come from?
māster (Old Frisian) comes from Vulgar Latin maester, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
māster (Old Frisian): master
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