Where does “Hakjsenmeista” come from?
Hakjsenmeista (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Meista, from Middle Low German mêster, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
Hakjsenmeista (Plautdietsch): wizard, sorcerer, magician
Definitions
- wizard, sorcerer, magician
Ancestry of “Hakjsenmeista”, step by step
Hakjsenmeista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Meista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Meista | master |
| 2 | Middle Low German | mêster | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | mēstar | — |
| 4 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 5 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via Plautdietsch Hakjs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Hakjs | witch, sorceress |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hexe | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *hagatusia | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hagatussjā | witch |