Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanborgermester—
2Norwegian Bokmålmestera champion; a master
3Old Norsemeistari—
4Middle Low Germanmeister—
5Old Saxonmēstar—
6Old Frenchmaistremaster; Master; magister
7Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
8Proto-Italicmagisteros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “borgharamæstare”

  • borgmästare
  • borgmästarinna
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