Where does “Meistawoakj” come from?

Meistawoakj (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.

Meistawoakj (Plautdietsch): masterpiece

Definitions

  1. masterpiece

Ancestry of “Meistawoakj”, step by step

Meistawoakj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Meista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschMeistamaster
2Middle Low Germanmêster
3Old Saxonmēstar
4Old Frenchmaistremaster; Master; magister
5Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
6Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Plautdietsch Woakj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschWoakjwork, labor
2Middle Low Germanwark
3Old Saxonwerkwork
4Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s
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