Where does “Postmeista” come from?

Postmeista (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Post, from Middle Low German post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.

Postmeista (Plautdietsch): postmaster

Definitions

  1. postmaster

Ancestry of “Postmeista”, step by step

Postmeista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Post

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschPostmail, post
2Middle Low Germanpost
3Middle Frenchposte
4Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
5Latinprobāre
6Latinprobōto approve, permit, commend
7LatinProbusgood, serviceable, excellent, superior, able
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós