Where does “Mäster” come from?
Mäster (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian māster, from Vulgar Latin maester, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
Mäster (Saterland Frisian): master; lord; boss; teacher; instructor;...
Definitions
- master; lord; boss; teacher; instructor;...
Ancestry of “Mäster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | māster | master |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | maester | — |
| 3 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |