Where does “хормейстер” come from?
хормейстер (Russian) comes from German Chormeister, from German meister, from Middle High German meister, from Old High German meistar, from Vulgar Latin maester, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros — big, great.
хормейстер (Russian): choirmaster
Definitions
- choirmaster
Ancestry of “хормейстер”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Chormeister | choirmaster |
| 2 | German | meister | master |
| 3 | Middle High German | meister | master |
| 4 | Old High German | meistar | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | maester | — |
| 6 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |