Where does “mestr” come from?
mestr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic maistaz, from Proto-Germanic mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European meǵa-.
mestr (Old Norse): superlative degree of mikill; most; largest
Definitions
- superlative degree of mikill; most; largest
Ancestry of “mestr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | maistaz | superlative degree of *mikilaz; most |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mikilaz | great, large; much, many |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵa- | — |
Words derived from “mestr”