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
Definitions
- master
Ancestry of “māster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | maester | — |
| 2 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |