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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

  1. choirmaster

Ancestry of “хормейстер”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanChormeisterchoirmaster
2Germanmeister
3Middle High Germanmeistermaster
4Old High Germanmeistar—
5Vulgar Latinmaester—
6Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
7Proto-Italicmagisteros—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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