Where does “borgharamæstare” come from?
borgharamæstare (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German borgermester, from Norwegian Bokmål mester, from Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros — big, great.
Ancestry of “borgharamæstare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | borgermester | — |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | mester | a champion; a master |
| 3 | Old Norse | meistari | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | meister | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | mēstar | — |
| 6 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 7 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |